invasion

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Auto sales also plunged in the year after the 2008 financial crisis, dropping 45.5 percent, and were down 12.7 percent after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to figures from Anderson Economic Group.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

August 2022 was the last time the national average for a gallon of gas hit $4, during the early months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

In 1990, when gasoline prices jumped in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, helping to precipitate a recession, the average light vehicle got 18.8 miles to the gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

However, average prices are still below the record highs of $5.01 for gas and $5.81 for diesel, set in June 2022 in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The English rangers who had trained to fight like Highlanders were essential to Britain’s invasion of Florida in 1739.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz