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gasoline

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


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Hydrogen is an alternative to gasoline, diesel fuel and natural gas that’s part of California’s climate strategy because it doesn’t produce greenhouse gas emissions when used.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Overall, consumer spending has generally held up well despite a series of ongoing supply shocks across the U.S. economy, more recently from higher gasoline prices stemming from the conflict in Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Excluding sales at auto dealers and gasoline stations, sales dipped 0.2 percent on a month-on-month basis.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

“You know gasoline always made you sick,” she says.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

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

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2023

The more and more powerful engines required gasolines with higher octane ratings, which is a measure of antiknock properties.

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

Continental Oil Co. introduced four new "cleaner-air" gasolines for its Rocky Mountain marketing area.

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 Robert B. Meyer




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