refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfī-nə-rē 
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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Gas Town sits on a flat plain area around a toxic oil refinery, with its black, greasy, fractioning towers providing a distinctive texture.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 July 2024
There are almost certainly children and caregivers showing up to these events suffering from asthma and other illnesses caused or aggravated by fossil fuel pollution, spewing from refineries, cars and trucks, gas stoves and other sources.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Saudi Arabia is the region’s biggest buyer of fuel oil, a type of dirty product that’s left over after refineries produce transport fuels like gasoline and diesel.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
The company also says oil prices would rise and refineries would be put at risk.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 20 July 2024
There are almost certainly children and caregivers showing up to these events suffering from asthma and other illnesses caused or aggravated by fossil fuel pollution, spewing from refineries, cars and trucks, gas stoves and other sources.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
Saudi Arabia is the region’s biggest buyer of fuel oil, a type of dirty product that’s left over after refineries produce transport fuels like gasoline and diesel.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 July 2024
The company also says oil prices would rise and refineries would be put at risk.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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refinery
noun
re·fin·ery
ri-ˈfīn-(ə-)rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining metals, oil, or sugar
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