barrels
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A very large crude carrier, or VLCC, can hold about 2 million barrels but sits too deep in the water when fully loaded to use the canal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Experts can now see how emergency reserves and a pullback in crude demand from China helped cushion the blow of an estimated 11.1 million barrels of lost supply since the start of the Iran war.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The deal will also see Kentucky bourbon barrels – which are used to age Scotch whisky – come to the UK without tariffs.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Saudi Arabia had diverted its oil exports to its Red Sea ports and out the Bab al Mandeb, dispatching some 4.5 million barrels via that route per day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The barrels of salted fish were in the pantry, and yellow cheeses were stacked on the pantry shelves.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
