gas station

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The second-largest investor is Edwin Castro, who famously bought a winning $2.04-billion Powerball lottery ticket at an Altadena gas station in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Outside a gas station in the city center, the queue for fuel ran to several hundred meters.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Most gas station operators net only a few cents per gallon on fuel itself – which is why many gas stations are really convenience stores with pumps out front.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

After he warmed up at a gas station, backup finally arrived to fix the brakes, and he returned to the trailer and got on his way.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The air at the gas station is heavy with diesel and the smell of rancid deep-fryer fat from the McDonald’s next door.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson