: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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Recent Examples on the WebTo redevelop domestic production, the Pentagon has awarded two contracts to Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to co-develop a U.S. refinery, using minerals imported from Australia. Doug Cameron, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 So is going to elementary school in the shadow of a polluting oil refinery, and struggling to secure safe drinking water after your well runs dry, and fleeing from wildfire after wildfire. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 On a recent scorching afternoon in his home state of Tabasco, the president of Mexico celebrated his government’s latest triumph: a new oil refinery. Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Residents have raised numerous concerns about locating the jail on a former Standard Oil refinery once found to have so many toxins that the state rejected it as the site of a new prison. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 She was arrested and put in leg restraints in January near a refinery; autopsy results were released last week. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2022 The trend could easily reverse, especially if a hurricane knocks out a refinery on the Gulf Coast, since global oil supplies remain fairly tight.New York Times, 13 July 2022 Russian media are showing a video this morning of a kamikaze drone attack on a Russian oil refinery which leaves the site in flames. David Hambling, Forbes, 22 June 2022 Building a new refinery costs billions of dollars and takes years. The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2022 See More