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
So, despite significant refining capacity on the Gulf Coast, some U.S. gasoline is exported overseas even as the Northeast imports fuel, in part reflecting the relatively high cost of moving fuel between U.S. ports.
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
Now growers who knew all about plantations, mills, and refining found sugar waiting for them on islands as beautiful as Hispaniola had been when Columbus arrived.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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