refill
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"And the need to refill those stocks will mean energy prices remain elevated for a period, even when disruption in the Middle East clears."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Environmental and fishing advocates say they’re hoping the seasonal rains come soon to refill the river and allow the fish to reach the creeks where they can lay their eggs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
It cautioned that the "window for sufficient refill is closing".
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Europe is past the midpoint of the refill season—which runs from April 1 to Nov. 1—leaving roughly three and a half months to rebuild inventories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“If somebody hands me a dirty glass and asks for a refill, I’m out. I’m telling you, Matt, one hour, and then we go.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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Sampe's team only has two 6,000-litre fire engines, and deploys one at a time while the other refills.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The team defined discontinuation as a gap of more than 60 days between prescription refills.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 16, 2026
You will probably need to pay a plumber to ensure the cistern refills properly, but whether that money should go to the same company depends largely on how they respond now.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Or maybe they’re local fans who have a thirst that only 20+ refills can quench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
Afterward, my dad, my mom, her boyfriend, Ben, and I went out for dinner at my favorite Mexican place, a hole-in-the-wall where they give free refills of chips.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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Somebody washed the ramekins and refilled the baskets.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Millions of workers leave or switch jobs every year — and those jobs need to be refilled.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Under the legislation, shops and online retailers are not permitted to sell the devices without a rechargeable battery, replaceable coil and capacity to be refilled.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
But problems arose shortly after the pool was refilled, with algae quickly regrowing and the new liner peeling in multiple places.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
He refilled her water canteen, pointed her in the direction of the path, and told her again to be careful, eyes full of brotherliness.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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"We fear today," said Jeremy Presi, a local business owner volunteering to help firefighters at a water refilling station.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
With the replacement pipe in place, workers transitioned to slowly refilling the pipe to restore pressure, disinfecting the water line with chlorine and checking for any leaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
One of the shorter-term challenges to refilling the coffers is the transit time for ocean-faring vessels to sail from the Middle East to customers around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But rehydrating doesn't just mean refilling your water bottle every couple of hours.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Plus, something I had forgotten in the years since I was eighteen: about a third of a server’s job is “side work” invisible to customers—sweeping, scrubbing, slicing, refilling, and restocking.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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