gallon

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The drab Chevron at the edge of Chinatown these days is charging nearly $9 a gallon, $3 more than the Los Angeles area’s average of $5.72.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Average gasoline prices nationwide have jumped by more than $1 a gallon over the past month, according to data from the AAA.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Should the conflict drag on much longer, Americans might need to get used to paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The national average price topped $4 a gallon on Tuesday for the first time since 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1733, Parliament ruled that an extra six cents must be added to the price of every gallon of molasses that did not come from an English source.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson