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pump

[puhmp] / pʌmp /




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Pump prices have since fallen back slightly but petrol remains 24.2p per litre and diesel 46.0p per litre more expensive than before the war.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Pump prices normally peak around July, Diaz said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Pump prices have risen more than 11% this week to $3.32 a gallon, the highest in more than a year.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Yet if her aim is to be acceptable at a moms’ book club in Fairfax or Short Pump, why won’t she ditch Mr. Jones?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Before dawn I had made the trip to the Tea Water Pump, but I had not dared visit the prison or Captain Morse’s tavern.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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