barrel
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Benchmark U.S. futures closed 5.5% higher at $92.16 a barrel, suggesting that nationwide declines in gasoline and diesel prices would soon end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, is looking set to break back above $100 a barrel, and “more importantly, it could stay there for a while,” Green told MarketWatch on Monday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Front-month WTI crude oil futures are up 2.1% at $89.20 a barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 1.7% higher at $92.66 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
Brent crude prices for August delivery, the global benchmark, were last marked 1.9% lower on the session and hovering close to the $90 a barrel mark, the lowest since early March.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
“We have a whole barrel of apples,” I said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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