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Among the measures is the requirement for every new batch of food to be tested, and for flour, rice and cooking oil to be purchased from centralised procurement points only.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The largest revision was in the refining and chemicals unit, with an $1.5 billion increase to reflect the capture of higher margins and robust oil trading, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Yields on eurozone government bonds were steady to slightly lower, helped by lower oil prices, amid concerns about the sustainability of debt-funded AI investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Exports are expected to rise 45% from a year earlier, supported by strong demand for electrical and electronics products and resilient oil and gas shipments, DBS economists Taimur Baig and Radhika Rao said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

She was all decked out in that silly-looking Red Cross uniform and was carrying a tray with a large bottle of castor oil and an empty water glass sitting on it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Those roots contain fragrant compounds that can be extracted to make essential oils.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Scientists have previously investigated oils produced from Hinoki leaves and branches, but oils derived specifically from the roots have received far less attention.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Costco recently raised the price of its private-label Kirkland motor oils to $58 for 10 quarts, up from $36 on May 30, according to Mizuho Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The other significant production hub for these oils is South Korea, and refineries there have had trouble getting enough feedstock to fill the gap, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It only served to reason that the olive oil Tessie drizzled over everything had some mysterious power to stop the body’s clock, while the mind, impervious to cooking oils, kept going.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The charity said the 13 birds had been collected and taken away to be cleaned but several other "partially oiled" birds were spotted and proved unable to be retrieved.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

In college, I found a treadle machine in an empty dorm room, oiled it and made a blouse and quilt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

If using a ready made crust with two in a pack, roll out the second one, use a cookie cutter to make rounds to place in an oiled muffin pan for mini pies.

From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024

She closed an oiled Ziploc zipper across the suit’s chest.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

I learned that oiling the blade prevents humidity from tarnishing the steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

She did menial tasks like washing and oiling their hair and kept them close to her, emotionally and physically.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024

LeBron James oiling the offense like a 48-oz. can of WD-40.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

If commoners' living standards slip—not relative to the elites, but relative to what they had before—they accept the overtures of the counter-elites and start oiling the axles of their tumbrels.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023

To their left, somewhere in the distance, Percy heard rumbling and creaking, like a huge machine needed oiling.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan