gallon

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The average price for a gallon of gasoline in this part of Mississippi is still cheaper than the national average, according to the American Automobile Association motoring organization.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

If you lived through the 1970s oil shocks, you may overreact when you see $4 a gallon at the pump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

West Coast, especially in California, where gas prices have surged to nearly $6 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

But even with gas prices over $4 per gallon in the U.S., the true “severity of supply tightness” hasn’t been felt, Byrne writes, as “refiners have yet to actively compete for barrels.”

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

First she got out a large Ziploc bag from the kitchen drawer, the kind that you could freeze a whole gallon of strawberries in if you wanted to.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies