gallon
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De Haan said national average gasoline prices have risen 40 cents a gallon in the past week, to nearly $4.45 a gallon, while diesel is up to an average of $5.62 a gallon.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
At an average of $6.05 a gallon in California, it would cost almost $218 to fill up that same Ford F-150 truck.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.39 on Friday, according to AAA, a jump of 33 cents over where it was a week earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Hot as it became he didn’t feel thirsty on half a gallon a day except for the first night.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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