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gasoline

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


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He’s far from the only person worrying about the record prices of diesel, gasoline, jet fuel and other oil products.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

She encountered beaches typically teeming with tourists that were spookily empty, and fishermen unable to work because they lacked gasoline to go to sea.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

For much of this year, U.S. drivers have been paying an average of more than $4 a gallon for regular gasoline — the highest costs since 2022, according to data from AAA.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Regardless, higher gasoline prices don’t seem to be restraining consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

By some miracle there was a half inch of gasoline in the tank.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

He noted that Shell Oil has estimated that it would cost billions of dollars to develop new clean-burning gasolines.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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 Robert B. Meyer




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