petrol
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Videos show long lines at petrol stations across the region, and residents have said they routinely have to queue for up to 10 hours for fuel.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
He said countries big and small remained in some way dependent on fossil fuels -- including Australia, a major coal and gas exporter, yet highly reliant on imports for petrol, diesel and other fuels.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
At the petrol station, the Egyptian and Iraqi attendants want to talk about Mo Salah.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The average price of a gallon of petrol in the US stood at $4.24 on Thursday, according to the AAA motoring group.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
And we drove all the way to Swindon and it took 3 hours 12 minutes and we had to stop for petrol and Mother bought me a Milkybar but I didn’t eat it.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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