petrol
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Price comparison websites can be a useful tool, and it is worth remembering that just because goods may be from the same restaurant, supermarket or petrol station in a different area, prices may well vary.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Rising inflation, driven primarily by the cost of petrol and diesel, will push policymakers into an interest rate hike, analysts suggest.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Energy Minister Jean Mathanga said on Monday that more than 23 million litres of petrol and diesel had been procured, with nearly half in transit and some already reaching filling stations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Syria depends partly on imported petrol, leaving its people susceptible to shortages and long lines at stations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Everywhere was the smell of petrol and polish.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
There was Mrs. Spankham with a superb model of Westminster Abbey—its petrolling had been the greatest stroke in convincing the voters of the pure motives of the feminists.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
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