refining
- present participle of refine.
Example Sentences
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In dozens of strikes since this spring, Ukraine has pounded oil refineries across its larger neighbor, knocking more than one-quarter of Russian refining capacity offline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Dangote plans to more than double the refining capacity of its Nigerian operations from 650,000 bpd to 1.4 million bpd -- making it the largest refinery globally, surpassing India's Jamnagar Refinery.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Both Urbanova and Ingbretson are fuelled by the love of competing and train all year - lifting weights, jogging, doing other cardio and refining their axe skills.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
You should be, because energy companies are making more money refining crude oil into gasoline than they have in years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
They were going to work themselves into top physical condition first and then worry about refining technique later.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
