oil

Example Sentences

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“When oil spikes, every energy-importing economy on earth suddenly needs more dollars to pay for it. Europe, Turkey, Japan, India — they’re all scrambling for dollar liquidity at the same time,” Skoyles said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Stock futures dropped and oil prices jumped when he concluded.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Despite a fledgling oil and gas industry, Senegal relies heavily on importing fuel.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“To be really dominant you have to have low costs, and we don’t,” said veteran oil analyst Philip Verleger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Aunt Kitty was in such a hurry, we left the oil lamp and the poker behind.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan