refined
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The biggest rise was in energy products, including a 7% lift in crude oil shipments and a 37.9% rise in refined petroleum products, mainly gasoline and aviation fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“This indicates that China is likely drawing statistically invisible inventories of both crude and refined products to sustain demand,” Johnston wrote.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
With a handful of short films under her belt, Romvari’s direction is both refined and subtle.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
A recent upgrade from fluorescent to LED lighting has only refined the impression.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
She discovered that Inka metallurgy was, in fact, as refined as European metallurgy, but that it had such different goals that academic experts had not even recognized it.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing refined
The Diary of Anne Frank
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