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There have, however, been deliberate changes in tactics and personnel, with the 53-year-old Tuchel looking to refine his blueprint rather than rewrite it from scratch.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Moving it through a pipeline and into a tanker requires treatment that would add $15 a barrel to its cost, he estimates, not counting the specialized equipment needed to refine it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

According to Asymmetric, the agents were able to refine their techniques in a matter of days, a process that typically takes traditional hackers months or even years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

They use it to brainstorm ideas, find literature, improve writing, refine arguments and test competing hypotheses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“We can sculpt and shape the neural circuits to refine the brain. We can drastically improve people’s abilities. “This is my dream.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The creative team then reviews and refines multiple AI-generated versions of a scene before deciding which expressions and line readings best serve the story.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

It mines bauxite, the raw material for aluminum, refines it into alumina powder, and operates smelters that turn alumina to finished aluminum.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

Elon Musk said Thursday that Tesla’s Optimus robots should be available to the public by the end of next year, after the company refines the technology.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 22, 2026

China mines about 70%, and refines 90%, of the world’s rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

“If this hurricane ends up causing refinery flooding, it would exacerbate an already tight market for refined products, further pushing up prices at the pump,” Molchanov told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Global oil supplies have been restricted since the conflict in the Middle East effectively halted the usual flow of oil and refined products through the Strait of Hormuz for months.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Abubakar has floated a plan for a "targeted" subsidy, described as "capped and budgeted production support tied to fuel refined in Nigeria" to help bring down prices at the pump.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The high margins reflect demand for refined products outpacing refiners’ ability to produce them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Obviously, Ayesha has refined cultural taste, and I totally approve of this friendship,” my dad says, and chuckles a bit.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

British oil major Shell expects to report that its refining margin hit a record high in the third quarter, as attacks on shipping in the Middle East restrict global fuel supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"If oil flows from the Middle East are disrupted once more, or if there are more attacks on refineries or more refineries shut down, refining margins could move higher," Brooks forecast.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Factor in the structural global shortfall in refining capacity, and we get retail prices of diesel and other refined products at record highs,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the multihyphenate did talk about refining the material in his set, his film work and his appearance on “Saturday Night Live.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He had been refining his sketches of Persepolis ever since we got back.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram