gallon
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The retail-sales numbers reflect total dollars spent, so recorded sales grew rapidly in March as people spent more for each gallon of gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
They dubbed an eight cent a gallon increase in the gas tax a “road usage fee.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Average U.S. gasoline prices were around $2.80 per gallon just prior to the conflict and now top $4.50 per gallon.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
But since a refinery fire in Torrance, California, in 2015 reduced production capacity, the state’s prices have been about 20 to 30 cents a gallon higher than what those factors would indicate.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
On the patio was a barbeque pit made from a fifty-five gallon drum slit endways with a torch and set in a welded iron frame.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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