shale
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Until 2020, big economic shocks tended to push inflation lower: China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, the U.S. mortgage crisis, the euro crisis, the shale oil revolution, the initial wave of Covid-19.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
It’s a shale play benefiting from technology developed in the U.S.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
International shale drilling is one of the more interesting plays.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
For now, shale companies are focused on bolstering their balance sheets to weather future oil volatility thanks to a free cash flow windfall.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Teds're extinct in most towns, but Lyme Regis's famous for fossils 'cause of the shale cliffs.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Vocabulary lists containing shale
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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Geology - Middle School
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