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petrol

[pe-truhl] / ˈpɛ trəl /
NOUN
black gold
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NOUN
gasoline
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But in recent months it is regular petrol stations that have been in Moscow's sights.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

People in Iran said they are limiting spending to essentials such as food, petrol and medicine, dropping meat from their diets, and buying staples one item at a time as their wages lose value.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

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

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

This week he signed into law a bill reducing taxes on diesel and capping commercial markups on both diesel and petrol, a bid to keep energy costs in check.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

It was extremely difficult to start, and he always had to unscrew the sparking-plug and pour petrol into the cylinder.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

There was Mrs. Spankham with a superb model of Westminster Abbey—its petrolling had been the greatest stroke in convincing the voters of the pure motives of the feminists.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman




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