gas up
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He used to stop at Buc-ee’s to gas up and get a brisket taco, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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
The UN climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, acknowledges there will be a role for some oil and gas up to 2050 and beyond.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 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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