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gasoline

[gas-uh-leen, gas-uh-leen] / ˌgæs əˈlin, ˈgæs əˌlin /


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At the same time, the world is projected to consume roughly 65 million barrels a day of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Tai Milder, director of the agency’s fuels market watchdog, pointed to a different issue: Branded gasoline stations in the state charge 31 cents more per gallon on average than unbranded ones.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel are rising even as crude oil costs ease, a rare divergence that’s swelling costs for peak-season travelers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

U.S. retail prices of gasoline and diesel averaged $4.11 a gallon and $5.35 a gallon, respectively, on Friday.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

When the Warden tried to buy gasoline for the Viking funeral, a man on the docks talked him out of the idea.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Isobutylene is used in the production of isooctane, a component of some gasolines.

From New York Times Feb. 15, 2023

As of next January, the firm will change its name to Exxon Co., and in July its three gasolines will become Exxon, Exxon Plus and Exxon Extra.

From Time Magazine Archive

Government regulations have phased out most leaded gasolines, but the residue from the exhausts of millions of vehicles in years gone by still poisons the soil near major highways.

From Time Magazine Archive

Near Wilmington, N. C., on the Atlantic Ocean, a big plant extracts bromine from the sea, manufactures ethylene dibromide for use in antiknock gasolines.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lastly, it was doomed by the advent of high octane gasolines, first used while it was still in the development stage.

From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.




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