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She said refiners were better off using reserves than buying expensive crude on the spot market, which often costs more than what they can charge for refined products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I passed, but just about, and they said 'just do better in your third year'.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Some city leaders had also dinged the county for misusing homelessness money generated from a previous sales tax and argued this new pot of dollars would be handled no better.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Weekly earnings don’t look much better: Pay rose 3.7% year over year, still not enough to keep up with inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
“I was hoping to spend tonight getting some of my homework done, but my mom decided my time was better spent here.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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