oil
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At its previous meeting in June, the bank raised rates to a 31-year high, citing the possibility that underlying inflation could exceed its 2% target due to higher oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Also, “inflation risks extend beyond crude oil. Gasoline and diesel prices have increased more rapidly than crude, making energy costs effectively higher than headline oil prices suggest,” the strategists add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The price of oil on Monday fell by more than 9% to $87.59 a barrel at one point on hopes the conflict could be de-escalated.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The US military said at the time that its strikes were aimed to "degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz" - a global route for transporting oil.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
We stood there in the yellow light of the single oil lamp, our ears listening for even the faintest noise.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
“Essential oils are natural and can be irritating allergens. And ‘chemical-free skincare’ is scientifically impossible; water is a chemical, lipids are chemicals, and vitamins are chemicals.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The cost of some staples such as sugar, oils and dairy actually fell.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Experts say poor monsoon rains will also reduce domestic oilseed production, increasing the country's reliance on imported edible oils.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Fats and used cooking oils will eventually be replaced by second and third generation e-fuels made up of captured carbon and green hydrogen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Instead of the kitchen soap I usually used, I helped myself to Hattie’s store of bath oils and fragrant soaps.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
Their gripes abound: Lanes aren’t properly oiled; machines break down regularly; leagues are assigned lanes right next to rowdy parties; food is exorbitantly priced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
When I finally nailed a roast chicken — buttered and oiled, stuffed with lemon wedges and hunks of onion and fennel — I felt like a goddess.
From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025
Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
His movements, as he was later to describe those of an acquaintance, were activated with oiled precision.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
I learned that oiling the blade prevents humidity from tarnishing the steel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
The high concentration of pine forest in North Gyeongsang province, where the fires are burning, is also "oiling" the blaze, said a forest disaster expert.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
Once cooled, take it out, preheat the oven again to 450 and repeat the oiling and baking process three to four more times.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
Inspired by the Southeast Asian ritual of hair oiling, this serum contains three simple, organic ingredients: sunflower oil, jasmine oil and amla extract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
“We stopped at a red light. I’m oiling my catcher’s mitt to avoid looking into our fathers’ eyes, their smiles.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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