brent
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brent
1 American
[brent]
/ brɛnt /
noun
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brents,
plural
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brent
plural
Brent
2
American
[brent]
/ brɛnt /
noun
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Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
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a borough of Greater London, England.
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a male given name.
Brent
British
/ brɛnt /
noun
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By session’s end, brent crude futures were down 2%, to $76.30 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
Benchmark brent crude futures finished higher overnight at $69.67 a barrel, but have dropped more than 3% this week and are down more than 18% from October's three-year high.
From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2021
A barrel of brent crude oil costs roughly $50 more today than it did back then.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2011
This day was called of old time Candlemas, by reason of the great number of candles, saith Father, which were brent afore the altar at the Purification of Saint Mary.
From Joyce Morrell's Harvest The Annals of Selwick Hall by Emily Sarah Holt
Among them was a Parton cousin, Brent Allen, who said he grew up a stone's throw from the music legend on the hills of Locust Ridge above Sevierville.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Crude fell more than two percent Wednesday, with Brent back well below $90 a barrel.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s October contracts declined by almost 7% and 9% in five days, respectively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s contracts for October delivery both declined by about 3%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Emily Brent thought impatiently: "So many people write their signatures quite illegibly."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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