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Efforts to refine the lacklustre Cali Fund -- a UN mechanism for sharing profits from corporations that use genetic data from plants and other organisms -- have also proved difficult.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

It also helps researchers refine geological models of an area shaped by repeated episodes of ocean closure and continental collision.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

U.S. technology and intelligence have helped Ukraine refine its data for strikes, including through precise information on the altitude of targets, according to a European military official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

“I thought you say nice, refine peoples comin here at night.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

Dangote refines both Nigerian and imported oil, so it is exposed to world market fluctuations.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Edwin Chen, whose 6-year-old business Surge AI refines AI models, is the wealthiest of the new class of AI billionaires, worth about $18 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 10, 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

Production and exports of refined products in the Middle East remain heavily disrupted, meaning refineries unaffected by the conflict can benefit from tighter global supplies.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Any unexpected differences between the simulated cosmos and the real one could provide valuable clues, potentially revealing where current theories need to be refined or reconsidered.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

These levels could be high enough to support a rebuild in global oil and refined product stockpiles, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

“It’s a more refined Luka,” Lakers assistant coach Greg St. Jean said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Hard facts would come only when further data had been collected which could allow the crystallographic analyses to be carried to a more refined stage.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Chevron’s refining earnings in the U.S. jumped to $3.6 billion, fivefold higher than last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

BP's results follow bumper profits announced by Britain's Shell and France's TotalEnergies on Thursday thanks to higher refining margins and hydrocarbon prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Both producers posted a sharp increase in third-quarter earnings as their oil refining units benefitted from a spike in fuel prices related to war-related disruptions in Middle East and Russian exports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

TotalEnergies benefited from "a high-price environment characterised by historic refining margin levels and a bull gas market", Pouyanne said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Middletown was one of his pet projects, and he’d spent years coding and refining it.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline