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gasoline

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


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The average cost of regular US gasoline has jumped more than 46 percent since late February to $4.37 per gallon, while that of diesel rocketed 67 percent over the same period to $6.28 per gallon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Average U.S. retail prices for regular gasoline were at $4.372 a gallon Friday, down from $4.225 a month ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

"That would raise prices of other energy products, including gasoline."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

A second reason why it’s tough is that we are in the middle of a technology shift, going from gasoline to electricity, and having much more software in the cars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

But then he caught a whiff of gasoline or kerosene— some kind of fuel.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

But the Los Angeles-based company knows that California is about to set new fuel standards that will require all oil companies in the state to reformulate their gasolines or switch to alternative fuels.

From Time Magazine Archive

This spray is said to burn more smoothly and cheaply than a carburetor mixture, to make possible the use of less volatile gasolines, to prevent icing under any conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Continental Oil Co. introduced four new "cleaner-air" gasolines for its Rocky Mountain marketing area.

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 Robert B. Meyer




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