refinement
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This relic of combustion awakens in the morning with the refinement of a coffee grinder, winding at around 3,000 rpm until the catalytic converter heats up and the revs fall back to idle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"All this comes with true excitement about the beauty, elegance, and refinement found in and produced by nature."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
The controversy is a "reminder", the article said, that "mere superficial popularity will not only fail to generate sustainable profits, but also lead to a loss of cultural refinement".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Xanadu has yet to broadly commercialize its technology, focusing its resources on technical refinement.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Moreover, Brown’s measurement technique proved finicky in the extreme and needed much refinement.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Red Bull, like McLaren and Ferrari, brought a major upgrade to their car for this weekend, and while McLaren's worked well early on, refinements from Red Bull and Mercedes left the sprint winners trailing.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
"With certain refinements, it works even in complex materials where electrons interact strongly with one another."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026
On Tuesday, Bass’ office did not immediately explain what the refinements were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
A century or so later, as Mr. Roeck details, the Song dynasty flourished in China, supporting exquisite refinements in poetry and dress and stunning advances in commercial and industrial technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
There were other rules, but they were refinements.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing refinement
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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"The Mixer" by P.G. Wodehouse
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