gallon
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California taxes consumers 70 cents per gallon of gas, the highest state tax in the country.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
At this time last year, drivers were paying $3.19 per gallon.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Gasoline costs $4.56 a gallon nationally, $6.14 in California, the highest May setup AAA has ever recorded.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The federal gas tax sits at 18.4 cents a gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents a gallon for diesel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
“Awesome. If you pass a hardware store, could you get me some two-by-fours and a gallon of tar?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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