gas station

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The second-largest investor is Edwin Castro, who famously bought a winning $2.04-billion Powerball lottery ticket at an Altadena gas station in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

They can’t skip the gas station when prices are high — but they can postpone routine care.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Most gas station operators net only a few cents per gallon on fuel itself – which is why many gas stations are really convenience stores with pumps out front.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

If we turned around now, it would take us more than half a day to walk beyond El Sacrificio and up to Highway 57 on foot, but that’s where the nearest gas station was.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall