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gasoline

[gas-uh-leen, gas-uh-leen] / ˌgæs əˈlin, ˈgæs əˌlin /


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Oil prices have shot back up since the end of the ceasefire, which affects a lot more than the price of gasoline.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Diesel prices have been rising even faster than those for gasoline or crude oil.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The rate of inflation in June declined to its lowest level in more than a year after gasoline costs fell.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Electric vehicles haven’t been compelling to U.S. consumers and producers for an obvious reason: a relatively low domestic gasoline price.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Their father always kept a can of gasoline in the garage, to fill the snow blower, and to power the generator if the power went out during a storm.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Isobutylene is used in the production of isooctane, a component of some gasolines.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2023

Government regulations have phased out most leaded gasolines, but the residue from the exhausts of millions of vehicles in years gone by still poisons the soil near major highways.

From Time Magazine Archive

As of next January, the firm will change its name to Exxon Co., and in July its three gasolines will become Exxon, Exxon Plus and Exxon Extra.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reacting to charges that leaded gasolines are a prime source of air pollution, the Buffalo city council has adopted the nation's first anti-lead ordinance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lastly, it was doomed by the advent of high octane gasolines, first used while it was still in the development stage.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.




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