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top off

[top-awf, -of] / ˈtɒpˌɔf, -ˌɒf /














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The massive ships that glide through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are facing extreme fuel costs as oil prices rise, often paying millions of dollars more to top off their titanic tanks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

These days, Martinez prefers to top off her tank long before it is empty, not wanting to spend the $80 a full tank costs all at once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Instead of blowing the top off a mountain, you build a gas plant next to a town and run it 24/7 for server racks.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

To top off his lavish property portfolio, the businessman also snapped up a home on the south side of Maui in 2004.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

She pried the top off an empty barrel and began to climb in.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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