refined
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The mineral had been refined almost exclusively in China, causing a scramble among defense suppliers last year when China cut off exports in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
It’s familiar, nostalgic and just refined enough to justify the price point.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
That means oil and refined products have to be brought in by ships.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
“With flows of crude and refined products constrained, the pre-war global supply buffer is being eroded rapidly,” Saxo Bank strategists wrote on Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Root drew a house of three stories with gables and a peaked roof, in red brick, buff sandstone, blue granite, and black slate; Burnham refined the drawings and guided construction.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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