petrol
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On Sunday, Niger Press Agency reported that commercial activity was returning to normal, with petrol stations, shops and other businesses reopening.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
In the Iranian capital, long queues formed at petrol stations after authorities said fuel quotas would be reviewed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
All the petrol stations have been destroyed around Opishnya, a large village in neighbouring Poltava region.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
One popular newspaper in Russia, Izvestia, said last week that petrol was only available at 28% of Russian filling stations.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Others hunted for hidden petrol and ship oil pockets, bucketing out the valuable fluid.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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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