gasoline
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gasolines
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Average U.S. retail prices for regular gasoline were at $4.372 a gallon Friday, down from $4.225 a month ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
While the flow of crude oil is nearly back to pre-war levels the price remains above $100 a barrel, and sustained high oil prices have had a knock-on effect for diesel and gasoline.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Former US steelworker Denise Barber retired three years ago, but steep gasoline prices and family healthcare needs are making the Ohio resident consider returning to part-time work to make ends meet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom allowed the early introduction of the cheaper winter-blend gasoline to be sold at gas stations to ease price pressure for Californians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Thirty hours after crossing the border, we arrived, the three of us in the backseat of a red pickup truck that smelled of cigarette smoke and gasoline.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
Isobutylene is used in the production of isooctane, a component of some gasolines.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2023
Buffalo, N.Y., started to phase out the sale of leaded gasolines.
From Time Magazine Archive
Best available high-test gasolines have an "octane rating" of 76.
From Time Magazine Archive
This spray is said to burn more smoothly and cheaply than a carburetor mixture, to make possible the use of less volatile gasolines, to prevent icing under any conditions.
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 Robert B. Meyer
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