gasoline
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However, some economists have noted re-escalation of fighting in the Middle East could stall that momentum in the weeks ahead if gasoline prices climb again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Households that have only begun to adjust to higher gasoline prices get hit with another increase in essential expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Oil prices have shot back up since the end of the ceasefire, which affects a lot more than the price of gasoline.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
In June, energy prices fell much more slowly, declining 0.1%, as the effect of government gasoline subsidies a year earlier faded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gay really was a good mechanic and the order for gasoline was definite evidence of good faith.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
Isobutylene is used in the production of isooctane, a component of some gasolines.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
The more and more powerful engines required gasolines with higher octane ratings, which is a measure of antiknock properties.
From Time Magazine Archive
Best available high-test gasolines have an "octane rating" of 76.
From Time Magazine Archive
The new nonleaded gasolines, dealers complain, are selling at a leaden pace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lastly, it was doomed by the advent of high octane gasolines, first used while it was still in the development stage.
From The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928 by Meyer, Robert B.
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