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The cost of crude oil is the largest part of gasoline’s retail price, clocking in at about half the price of a gallon of gas.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
This points to higher buybacks than currently expected, given that UBS had previously signaled it aimed to buy back shares valued at $2 billion in the first half, RBC says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The report did point to progress on efforts to tackle climate change, with nearly half of Europe's electricity now coming from wind, solar and hydropower.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Much of the first half feels like we’re cooling our heels with the gang, waiting for a plot to start.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
She’d been nervous as a cat when I first started at Formann’s, though over the last two and a half weeks she seemed to have gotten used to it.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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Vocabulary lists containing half
Number and Operations: Fractions
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Measurement and Data
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"A Man"
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