oil

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He did post “KEEP THE OIL, ANYONE?” and later Friday touted a monthly jobs report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

THE OIL AND GAS industry has punctured Earth with millions of wells.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023

The beach entrance was blocked and a big sign flashed: “BEACH CLOSED- OIL SPILL.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

OIL: Bush learned the oil industry in West Texas, starting in 1948 as an equipment clerk for an oilfield services company.

From Washington Times • Dec. 1, 2018

OIL OF BEN, known as Sohrinja in Bengal, and Muringo in Malabar is obtained from the seeds or nuts of the horseradish tree, Moringa pterygosperma, Burmann; the Hyperanthera Moringa, of Linnæus.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.