petrol
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Christine Colville said the cost of fuel was having an impact on her social life because she had to save her petrol for getting to work.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
A BBC snapshot of petrol prices in Hull on Tuesday found a difference of more than 11p a litre between forecourts less than three miles apart.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
On average, it says, EVs cost 30% more to repair than petrol or diesel models, and it takes 14% longer to fix them.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Several Russian regions have also experienced fuel shortages, causing hours-long queues for petrol, due to Ukraine hitting oil and fuel depots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
There were times when we would be in traffic and we had so little money for petrol that I would have to push the car.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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 Seaman, Owen, Sir
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