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After months of drilling, they finally hit black gold.
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Shortly after the black gold was discovered in early 20th century Iran, a British oil company now known as BP locked up a sweetheart deal for its exploitation.
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
The renewable equivalent of striking black gold Like many rural counties across the United States, Randolph had been in a slow-moving decline since the 1970s.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But the dawn of the oil age in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries and the allure of black gold attracted a new crowd: wildcatters and fortune-hunters from the United States and Europe, drawn to a backwater heretofore known for coffee, cacao and cattle.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Here are examples of what to avoid in winter, including the number one item that could turn your black gold into a stinky, unusable mess.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
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Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 3 Mar. 2026
The renewable equivalent of striking black gold Like many rural counties across the United States, Randolph had been in a slow-moving decline since the 1970s.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But the dawn of the oil age in the mid-19th and early 20th centuries and the allure of black gold attracted a new crowd: wildcatters and fortune-hunters from the United States and Europe, drawn to a backwater heretofore known for coffee, cacao and cattle.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Here are examples of what to avoid in winter, including the number one item that could turn your black gold into a stinky, unusable mess.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black gold
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“Black gold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20gold. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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