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  brent

  noun

  brant.
• Brent
  Brent

  noun

  Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

brent

¹ American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

• brents,
  plural
• brent
  plural

1. brant.

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Brent ² American  

[brent] / brɛnt /

noun

1. Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

2. a borough of Greater London, England.

3. a male given name.

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Brent British  

/ brɛnt /

noun

1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

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Noun Inflected Forms

• brent
  plural
• brents
  plural

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brent Brent

Following the president’s remarks, brent crude futures rose more than 5%, to about $78 per barrel, and touched $80 at one point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Red diesel, a fuel used by farmers in off-road vehicles, machinery and heating has seen its price pushed up by the soaring cost of brent crude - the global benchmark for oil prices.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

U.S. benchmark crude oil was at $75.25 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday, while brent crude, the international standard, was at $78.74 per barrel.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

After settling much higher, brent crude LCOc1 was still trading up about 37 cents, or 0.8 percent, at $49.53 per barrel, while U.S.

From Reuters ● Aug. 22, 2016

Wyllyam shot so wonderous well, Tyll hys arrowes were all go, And the fyre so fast upon hym fell, That hys bowstryng brent in two.

From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick

Both main contracts fell around one percent Tuesday, extending the previous day's drop that saw Brent give up almost six percent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The losses followed Monday’s selloff, when Brent dropped nearly 6% as traders reassessed the prospect of renewed U.S. military action against Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Brent oil for the front-month January contract fell 1.7% to $96.61 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Among them: Brent Scowcroft—the deputy national security adviser to President Richard Nixon and later the national security adviser to presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Emily Brent had brought a small piece of embroidery out of her bag.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

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