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petrol

[pe-truhl] / ˈpɛ trəl /
NOUN
black gold
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NOUN
gasoline
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It is then distributed to the two petrol garages in the island.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

That means filling up a typical family car now costs roughly £10 more for petrol and more than £21 extra for diesel.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Diesel was for a long time cheaper than petrol.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In France, the price of regular petrol has gone up by just 17 percent, according to government statistics consulted by AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

At the entrance to the same field, a chaplain and his clerk were dousing cases of prayer books and Bibles with petrol.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan