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Cushing

American

[koosh-ing] / ˈkʊʃ ɪŋ /

noun

Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
Harvey (Williams), 1869–1939, U.S. surgeon and author.
Richard James, 1895–1970, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: cardinal 1958–70; archbishop of Boston 1944–70.

Cushing British

/ ˈkʊʃɪŋ /

noun

Harvey Williams. 1869–1939, US neurosurgeon: identified a pituitary tumour as a cause of the disease named after him

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Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, were down by 1.1 million barrels at 19 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Inventories at Cushing, Okla., the delivery hub for U.S. crude futures, are approaching levels at which storage and pipeline operations can become more difficult.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Some see a risk of hitting “tank bottom” at the Cushing hub.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Oil stocks at Cushing, Okla., the Nymex delivery hub, fell by 1.6 million barrels to 25.8 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Cushing introduced John to the systematic discipline required in medical research and, perhaps more crucially, to the idea that the X-rays produced in physics labs could be deployed to treat tumors.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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