barrel
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Prices for other grades of Saudi oil sold to Asia were also cut by $6 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices rose, with Brent crude up 1.3% to $94.25 a barrel, as Iran announced an end to military operations against Israel.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Oil prices spiked in the wake of the exchanges, with Brent Crude rising 5% to hit $98 a barrel.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
WTI is up 1.4% at $91.78 a barrel and Brent is 1.8% higher at $94.73.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Her room was a small one off the kitchen that had once been a pickle pantry, and it still smelled sharply of vinegar, as if a barrel of sauerkraut were hidden someplace nearby.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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