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Six example sentences with refinery, each labelled with its topic.
When the coastal refinery shut for maintenance, pump prices across three states climbed within a fortnight.
Economics
Flare stacks at the refinery burn off gases that residents blame for the haze hanging over the estuary each August.
Environment
Our ferry passed a refinery whose pipes and towers glowed orange all night, turning the harbour into a metal city.
Travel
The first oil refinery in Pennsylvania opened in 1861, boiling crude in iron stills to draw off lamp kerosene.
History
The sugar company's refinery near the docks turns raw cane into white crystals for every bakery in the region.
Business
Shares in the fuel company fell after a fire shut its largest refinery, and analysts cut the year's profit forecast.
Finance
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