gas up
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Higher wholesale higher prices have not yet been passed through to consumers, as energy companies buy their gas up to two years in advance.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“It’s about conserving gas and also trying to make sure I end up in a neighborhood where I can gas up for a sane price,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
“You’ve got a couple options. You could either constantly gas up your car or you could just stop driving,” Hamby said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
I can see how it must feel, as the Yakima commissioner said, that lawmakers are putting “a cost on simply existing,” I, too, wince when I gas up my car.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
A convoy of trucks rolls by, Some truckers stop to eat or to gas up.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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