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barrel

[bar-uhl] / ˈbær əl /


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Oil prices rose, with U.S. crude futures settling 0.8% higher at $112.41 a barrel, the highest closing price since June 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

You cannot compress a barrel of oil with an algorithm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

In afternoon trading, a barrel of the main Brent benchmark was off 0.8 percent at $108.20 with West Texas Intermediate down 1.4 percent at 110.01.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rose 0.9% to $112.53 per barrel and front-month Brent crude oil futures advanced 1.7% to $110.84 a barrel, according to ICE data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The rings of concentric circles along its barrel fluctuate through a rainbow of glowing colors as the weapon powers up.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein