refine
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From that point on, Rideaux kept returning to the studio to soak up game, observe Hussle’s creative process and refine his craft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Outside China, plants can refine about 585 tons a year and are producing about 331.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He didn’t want to mix the track carefully to refine his statement.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
"NASA scientists are planning to collect lunar data from the event and refine techniques for tracking objects in space," the US agency said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
“That’s a trigger for her. But she’s learning. Being out of the system forced her to refine those social skills on her own.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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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
Sherritt’s interests in Cuba include Moa, an equal venture with General Nickel Co. of Cuba that mines, processes and refines nickel and cobalt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Middle Eastern producers can’t get their crude oil to Asia, which normally refines the oil into fuel and sends it to Europe and elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 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
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
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Martin's collection is a mix of rare items and props he has created or refined himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The two agree, the scene’s adapting to keep the favorites around, just in more refined settings.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
If Beijing extends Announcement No. 10 to refined metal, everything downstream reprices at once.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yet Gloria, like everyone else in this refined chamber piece, has more than one side to her nature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
I couldn’t just saunter up to the door of these refined Philadelphians and ask to have tea with the Maple Tree.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Meanwhile, tighter product markets pushed Atlantic Basin refining margins to record highs in July, as stronger seasonal demand for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline collided with supply shortfalls and depleted inventories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The one underneath it matters more: World refining capacity is 1,700 tons.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Suncor, whose operations span oil sands mining, offshore production, petroleum refining and the Petro Canada chain of gas stations across the country, said former Chief Financial Officer Little was no longer with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Global oil profits can in large part be tied to refining, since refinery closures due to attacks and crude oil shortages have exacerbated the fuel scarcity, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Brett Gibbs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
With most of the slaves working the mines, and only a few toiling inside the ramshackle refining sheds, the giant yard was almost deserted.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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