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oil

[oil] / ɔɪl /
VERB
lubricate
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

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The country is also in the grip of severe water and energy crises, despite the country’s vast oil and gas wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The oil dearth also threatens to deal a fatal blow to tourism, the island's second source of foreign income after doctors.

From Barron's

OPEC+ is forecast to resume oil output increases after pausing hikes in the first quarter, according to Kpler, which forecasts Brent to average $65 a barrel this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary last summer told Fox News that “moms want baby formula without seed oil, without corn syrup, without added sugar, without arsenic and lead and other heavy metals.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Strait is considered one of the world's most important shipping routes and a vital oil transit choke point.

From BBC