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U.S.-traded oil futures gained $2.07, or 2.8%, to $77.29 a barrel as trepidation about the Strait of Hormuz grew.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.8% lower at $75.17 per barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

That’s more than double what companies expected when prices were $60 per barrel before the war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The cost of a barrel of brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, fell by almost 5% to under $80 on the news of supply disruptions potentially being eased.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

He showed him the right way to ram the musket ball down the gun’s barrel.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

“Our traders aren’t really seeing any Chinese barrels leave the region,” Simmons said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

At the same time, the world is projected to consume roughly 65 million barrels a day of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

At the midpoint, that would represent growth of 9.5% on the 19.4 million barrels of oil equivalent produced in FY 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Analysts expected production of 2.21 million barrels, according to FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Between the dark folds of canvas tents, sacks of grain, and barrels of turpentine, I could see the roving shadows of men.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Not long after, he attacked a terrible pass back to Iraq’s goaltender and barreled home a second score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

She said she grabbed her 5-year-old, Zachary, pulling him to safety as the SUV driven by Erickson barreled through the marked crosswalk on Triunfo Canyon Road.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Eastern time Sunday as a winter storm barreled across the Midwest.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

She was cut off when a giant inflatable baby barreled into them.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2025

But as he began walking over to them, Teddy barreled into him.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Police are investigating a dramatic crash Tuesday where an SUV drove onto the sidewalk and barrelled into a vendor in downtown Los Angeles’ flower district, injuring six people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Red-hot teenager Iva Jovic barrelled into her first Grand Slam quarter-final for the loss of just one game on Sunday to set up a blockbuster Australian Open clash with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

Will Smith barrelled up a splitter Gausman left just high enough to trade places with Edman on an RBI double to left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025

Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike Jamaica in modern history, barrelled across the country on Tuesday, leaving behind a trail of ruin.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

A dozen centaurs barrelled through the ranks, yelling and waving their clubs, followed by a horde of two-headed men banging on trash-can lids.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

You don’t need to be rich to burn the road behind you to the point of no return, just confident enough to keep barreling forward.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Four days later, he sent Argentina barreling toward defeat in the World Cup final against Spain by being ejected moments before extra time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Postal Service is again barreling toward insolvency, and on Friday it reported a $2 billion quarterly loss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The virtual reality therapist ‘Xaia’ is an example of how AI technology is barreling its way into the burgeoning digital health sector.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

I am barreling through white flame and absolute darkness, the nexus between life and death.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

And so, on we go, barrelling toward the next general election, which must take place by 2029 but will likely be sooner.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

It’s not enough to come barrelling into a conversation with a long-winded explanation of your personal dogma; you must also confidently push the value of those ideas, too.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

It was barrelling far from south-western Mexico, and it is not expected to make landfall either.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023

Some 80 surfers could work different waves simultaneously: barrelling waves, big waves, kid-friendly waves, Knieriem said.

From Washington Times ● May 29, 2023

Florent, Frankie, and Barbara came barrelling in, but Joseph stopped them, too.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick