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
"Instead of pulling the oil and gas up from the ground, we're going to inject the CO2 into the ground instead," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
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
“Let’s be prepared - secure items that could become airborne, gas up your car, have cash and bottled water on hand,” officials said in a post on the social media platform X.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023
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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