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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a refining" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a process of improvement or purification, often in contexts related to materials, ideas, or methods.
Example: "The company is undergoing a refining of its production processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste."
Alternatives: "an improvement" or "a purification".
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The O. Henry echo signals a refining of the Hiaasen bite.
"Artistic growth," Cather writes, "is a refining of the sense of truthfulness".
The other change under Coe was a refining of the brand of faith that animated the Fellowship.
In the theatre as elsewhere, the pastoral was a refining influence, providing a vehicle for the subtle analysis of feeling.
Phillips produces about 600,000 barrels of crude oil a day, but the new company will have a refining capacity that is almost triple that.
But what was a melodramatic device in that film becomes gripping drama in "Zodiac", which has also seen a refining of his visual style.
Reliance Industries operates a refining complex, the world's biggest, in Gujarat state, near the border with Karachi, the most populous city in Pakistan.
A refining centre at the western end of Paraguaná Peninsula on the Gulf of Venezuela handles more than two-thirds of domestic oil refining.
The unit, Applied Industrial, sells petroleum coke, a refining byproduct used as a fuel, and metals used as additives and alloys in the steel industry.
Q. Do we have a refining capacity problem? A. If you look at the United States in isolation, there is a strong argument that refining capacity is tightening.
"The soup's not quite cooked yet," said Mitch Mandich, a director of Range Fuels, one of the companies trying to build such a refining operation.
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