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petrol

[pe-truhl] / ˈpɛ trəl /
NOUN
black gold
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NOUN
gasoline
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The average price of petrol was 156.8p per litre last month, according to the ONS, the highest since November 2022.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The price of unleaded petrol was 132.83p a litre on average at the start of the conflict.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"I think almost everyone opposes the ban," said Phuong Anh Nguyen, a 24-year-old Hanoi resident who works as a researcher and rides a petrol motorbike.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Nominal spending at petrol stations had increased sharply but there did not yet appear to be an offsetting decline in other types of spending,” the minutes said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

It was crow colored—black, but with petrol sheens of green and purple and deep blue—but the underside of its wings was red.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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