gallon
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The economic fuel cost per gallon during the quarter was $3.94, ahead of the airline’s expectations of $3.75.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The average monthly spot price of jet fuel is around $4.50 a gallon, up 91% since February, according to data from Argus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Diesel prices at the pump rose to their highest level on record at $6.528 a gallon on Sept. 22, according to AAA.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Gas, which costs $4.33 per gallon nationwide on average, is about 40 percent more expensive than it was a year ago.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
“I guess I am,” I said, “but if you really want to do something for me, go and bring me about a gallon of good cool water.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The fin whale was filmed by videographer Rhys Morgan off the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, and it shows the mammal's expandable pleats take in up to 18,000 gallons of water and krill.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
In January, a collapsed sewer pipe outside Washington, D.C., spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Household heating-oil fuel tanks hold about 275 gallons, with a medium-sized home getting around three deliveries of 200 gallons each per year, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Transport loads are the cheapest way to buy dyed diesel, he said, with maybe 7,000 to 7,400 gallons per delivery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“An average tree will give twenty gallons in a season,” Mr. Chris said.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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