oil
Example Sentences
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While prospectors have long proposed mining the ocean floor, much like oil companies drill offshore, such efforts have come to nothing.
Over the pre-Christmas weekend, the U.S. seized one oil tanker leaving Venezuela and pursued another.
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Over the pre-Christmas weekend, the U.S. seized one oil tanker leaving Venezuela and pursued another.
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The lawsuit is a setback for the Sable, which had been expected to benefit from California taking a more lenient stance toward oil and gas this year.
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In 2015, a leak in the system led to an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
