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barrel

[bar-uhl] / ˈbær əl /


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Oil futures rose $1.15, or 1.4%, to $82.40 a barrel as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely shut.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 0.1% lower at $81.20 per barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Goldman Sachs predicts that widespread adoption could accelerate projects, slash capital expenditure and reduce the price of a barrel of oil by up to $11.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Distillate fuel stocks slipped by 10,000 barrels to 107.1 million barrels compared with expectations of a 1.6 million barrel drop, and were 12% below the five-year average for the time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

I jumping-jacked to the chip barrel and tossed a handful onto the embers.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Earlier that month, Seeker 8 had received two million barrels of Iranian crude from another vessel, which had picked up its cargo at Iran’s Kharg Island in December, according to Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

With production at Platform Gilda dwindling to 1,100 barrels per day, staff said the rig would also run its course if it weren’t for fracking.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“An offshore field with 15 to 20 wells might produce 150,000 barrels a day,” Robotti said, while estimating that an onshore well might produce “a thousand barrels a day if you are lucky.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Distillate fuel stocks slipped by 10,000 barrels to 107.1 million barrels compared with expectations of a 1.6 million barrel drop, and were 12% below the five-year average for the time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Finally I give up trying to rouse him and concentrate on rigging the barrels like Mr. Woodwell told me.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

The cast reunited one last time for a homage to the opening of the first “Jackass” movie in which the dudes barreled down a hill in an oversize, runaway shopping cart.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Barron's Mar. 15, 2026

On one run in the third quarter, Hernando barreled to the ground after a 10-yard gain — writhing in pain , forcing an injury timeout.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2025

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

From Slate Oct. 19, 2025

Kathy was resting and the kids were in the back as they barreled through New Mexico.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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

The American had the crowd on his side but Zverev's serve was unrelenting and he barrelled into a 5-1 lead in the third set.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

The fierce winds and storm surge that barrelled through here have decimated nearly everything, leaving roads unusable and a trail of destruction that has them increasingly desperate and isolated with no electricity or running water.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

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

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

Because everyone also knows Antetokounmpo is at his best when he’s barreling toward the rim with the ball in his hands — during which time Doncic is going to be doing what?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 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

About 20% of Edinburgh Worldwide is invested in the rocket company, which is barreling toward what is expected to be one of the largest initial public offerings of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

A wagon was barreling down Shady Oak Lane from town, and it was going to reach me in a matter of minutes.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

Some rushing made sense — deadlines, the Red Line train barrelling toward the platform — but other times, it was just habit.

From Salon Feb. 9, 2025

It slammed into Florida as a category 4 hurricane on Thursday before barrelling across the states of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, leaving flooding, power loss and death in its wake.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2024

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

From Washington Times May 29, 2023

The walls shifted and Leo saw her barrelling towards them in her chariot.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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