pump
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France’s biggest operator of gas stations capped prices at the pump beginning in 2023, when the war in Ukraine and the re-emergence of the global economy from Covid-19 lockdowns sent energy prices soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
"I was on holiday once in Antigua and the ICD picked up what it thought was my heartbeat going at 500 beats per minute, but it was actually the pool pump," Taylor said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Endless lines at the pump have also led many to sleep in the vehicles to not lose their place.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Listen—do you hear Chase rescuing me from the pump handle?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing pump
Engineering - Introductory
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