barrel
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On Tuesday, Brent futures settled down 1.7% at $113.88 a barrel and have lost 2.4% since closing at a six-month high of $116.72 on Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, the Sept. 15 settlement in price of $108.75 a barrel was 1% higher than that of Sept. 10, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
“With inflation at 3.4%, Brent crude near $100 per barrel and mortgage rates in the mid-to-high 6% range, households continue to face elevated costs alongside persistently high home prices.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
December Brent settles down 0.8% at $115.81 a barrel, and the January contract falls 0.9% to $110.74.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The musket ball streaked out of the barrel like a comet, trailing flames and smoke.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
He was arrested near Fairford in September alongside four other men after parking vans carrying barrels of fuel nearby.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
If production is approved, oil and gas will be pumped up through the turret from wells in the field below, which contains an estimated 300m to 500m barrels, enough for perhaps 25 years.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ukraine's strikes explain "about one-third of the global diesel shortfall, currently estimated at 1.7 to 1.8 million barrels per day", said Mathonniere.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
“Even when barrels are flowing, concerns about energy infrastructure and shipping routes can keep a risk premium in prices.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
In the back room Brett and Bill were sitting on barrels surrounded by the dancers.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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The eye of the storm barreled over the peninsular fishing village of Las Barrancas, which was largely unreachable after a swollen river caused a highway bridge to collapse.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Two weeks ago, another surge barreled down—this one was bigger and faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 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
The hair on the back of his neck stood on end as something shimmery and scaled barreled past him with a snarl, sending waves of heat in its wake.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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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 incident came as a dangerous winter storm barrelled across a large swathe of the US, killing several people and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 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
As the dog-headed men barrelled forward, Nico raised his sword.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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The truck was filmed barreling along a narrow highway cutting through the Utah desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
That sentiment was particularly pronounced in tech, where companies are barreling ahead with a gargantuan artificial-intelligence build-out despite concerns about the costs — and the occasional rogue AI agent.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
As college football makes its grand return, the entire sport is barreling straight into uncharted territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“It’s clear from experience with Waymo that these autonomous vehicles can’t deal with unanticipated circumstances, so we are certainly cautioning about the dangers of 26,000 pounds barreling down the highways at 65 miles per hour.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
A moment later, a sixth brother, another blond—who was not the Ivan Anya wanted—came barreling down the stairs, crashing into the two boys standing inside the door.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
That score lit a fire in the Springboks, with Kolbe kicking a penalty and Damian de Allende barrelling over after another imposing maul as South Africa showed far more ruthlessness compared to a week ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
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
An "extremely dangerous" hurricane is barrelling towards Mexico's Pacific coast, forecasters have warned.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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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