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Rapidan

American  
[rap-i-dan] / ˌræp ɪˈdæn /

noun

  1. a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.


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The “AI complex” is priced for “optimistic growth and low rates,” the Rapidan team said.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

While Saudi Arabia has rerouted some supplies through existing pipelines to export terminals elsewhere, analysts including Rapidan Energy Group say 10 million or more barrels of petroleum a day remain throttled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Natural gas supplies the bulk of “Iran’s electricity, supports residential heating and cooking, and underpins a significant industrial sector,” said Fernando Ferreira, a geopolitical analyst at Washington-based energy-research firm Rapidan Energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

That spare capacity in the past has also constrained price upside, which will require International Energy Agency members to step in and release strategic stocks, said Rapidan.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

On May 4, 1864, Grant crossed the Rapidan with the Army of the Potomac, about one hundred and twenty thousand men, intending to put his forces between Lee and Richmond.

From Famous American Statesmen by Sarah Knowles Bolton

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