gallon
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The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline reached $4.47 on Friday, up about 40 cents from a month ago, according to AAA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026
Earlier this month, diesel prices climbed above $6 per gallon in the U.S. for the first time ever, and continues to climb.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The national average for one gallon of regular gasoline is up 16 cents from last week to $4.43, more than a dollar more than a year ago, according to AAA.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The regulation adds about 29 cents to the price of a gallon of diesel and acts as a subsidy for renewable fuel producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
A splendid one gallon porcelain water-jug was brought in and placed on the giant’s table beside the garden fork and the garden spade and the great sword.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Nationally, U.S. golf courses applied about 531 billion gallons of water in 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Direct on-site water consumption by data centers has been estimated at roughly 17 billion gallons annually.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
In late May, a chemical storage tank with more than 7,000 gallons of toxic material began heating up – fast.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
That sounds staggering until you put it in context: Agriculture uses vastly more water—81 million acre-feet, or 2.6 trillion gallons, of irrigation water in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Millions of gallons of water wasted, millions of lights burning, millions of pieces of litter, much of it harmful.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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