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refiner

British  
/ rɪˈfaɪnə /

noun

  1. a person, device, or substance that removes impurities, sediment, or other unwanted matter from something

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“In other words, the ban would likely reduce global diesel supplies in aggregate, hurting refiner profits,” it said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

ExxonMobil, the nation’s third-largest refiner, didn’t send a representative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

That is where the imports will help provide a buffer, says Atul Chaturvedi, non-executive director of Shree Renuka Sugars, India's largest sugar refiner and a major ethanol producer.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“I’ve never seen the available capacity relative to demand as low as it is today,” said Darren Woods, chief executive of Exxon, the nation’s third-largest oil refiner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Christ comes in like a refiner, with the fire of the Spirit, and purges away earthly lusts, and makes the love of the heart pure and clean, to burn upward toward heaven.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Hugh Binning

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