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Wheatstone

American  
[hweet-stohn, weet-, -stuhn] / ˈʰwitˌstoʊn, ˈwit-, -stən /

noun

  1. Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.


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The Australia arm of energy giant Chevron is working to restore production at the Gorgon and Wheatstone gas facilities on Western Australia’s coast following outages likely caused by Tropical Cyclone Narelle, a spokesperson said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

At full capacity, the smaller Wheatstone project produces almost nine million metric tonnes.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

Mr Gibson has since managed to get in touch with relatives of the crewmen featured in the poem, including the son of wireless operator Cyril Wheatstone.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024

Night-shift workers at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities voted to restart strikes in the afternoon meeting, the offshore alliance, a coalition of two unions, said in a statement.

From Reuters ● Oct. 6, 2023

When you’re telegraphed, you should see their noses all a going up with scorn, as if it was a part of the working of the same Cooke and Wheatstone electrical machinery. 

From Mugby Junction by Charles Dickens

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