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Refinery

British pronunciation/ɹɪfˈa‍ɪnəɹˌi/
American pronunciation/ɹɪˈfaɪnɝi/
Refinery
[NOUN]
1

a factory in which a natural substance such as oil or sugar is made pure by removing all other substances from it

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1The oil refinery's production reached a record-breaking yield, meeting the high demand in the market.
2They have to put up with a giant oil refinery right on their doorstep.
3So the refinery got $3.25.
4Nobody uses coal refineries.
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