pump up
Example Sentences
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In April, those numbers came in at multi-year highs, with fuel prices at the pump up around 51 percent since the war began, and grocery prices at their highest level since 2023.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Exxon XOM -3.65%decrease; red down pointing triangle recently outlined a potential plan to pump up to $24 billion into Nigeria’s deep-water oil fields, while Chevron expanded its footprint in Venezuela.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Saudi Arabia, for example, has its East-West pipeline which runs from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea and can pump up to 7 million barrels of oil per day.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The energy sector, for instance, outpaces the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 — as would be expected, since higher prices pump up the bottom lines of oil and gas producers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The first stop is the gas station, to pump up my tires.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
