refining
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They repeatedly compared their calculations with climate simulations and observational data, refining the equations over several months until the models aligned with reality.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
Overall, the price of a retail gallon of gas is the sum of four things: the cost of crude oil, refining, distribution and marketing, and taxes.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
Many of the paths to refining copper lead back to the Persian Gulf.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Supplies of naphtha, a byproduct of oil refining used in ink and plastics, have also been hit hard.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
He would lose himself in thoughts of her, and plan his next letter, refining the phrases, trying to find comedy in the dullness.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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