pump
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Gasoline pump prices are averaging $6.154 a gallon in California and $5.763 a gallon in Washington state.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
“The broader impact of high global oil prices has yet to percolate through retail inflation as pump fuel prices remain unchanged,” DBS’s economics team said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"The moment you need to pump stuff around you have more things that can get broken," says Hoster.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
By the time the oil reaches consumers as gasoline at the pump, it has changed hands several times — at refineries, regional terminals and local distributors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Chase and I ran back to the pump.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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Vocabulary lists containing pump
Engineering - Introductory
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