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petrol station

NOUN
filling station
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NOUN
gas station
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Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

"And what if the Yaroslavl refinery shuts down for good?" asked Dmitry, visibly annoyed as he filled up his Lexus after a 15-minute wait at a petrol station in eastern Moscow.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Mathipa and Tebogo arranged to meet at a petrol station in Pretoria.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The energy company agreed to sell its Austrian petrol station and EV charging businesses to Volenergy for an undisclosed sum, as it continues to exit the retail space.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

She stopped by the petrol station near the hospital and was not surprised to see the sign scrawled in chalk: NO PETROL.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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