barrel
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Global oil prices were creeping back toward the $100 a barrel mark on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Benchmark international oil prices, however, rose 2.8% in early trading at roughly $96 per barrel after the U.S. struck External link targets in Southern Iran on Monday evening.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Front-month WTI crude oil futures are down 5.3% at $91.50 per barrel, while front-month Brent crude oil futures are up 1.8% at $97.90 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
News of the strikes, and threats of retaliation by Tehran, sent global oil prices soaring back to more than $100 a barrel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
“We have a whole barrel of apples,” I said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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