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He may turn 38 later this year but a player famed for his ability to master a chase shows there is plenty left in the tank as he chalked up his fastest IPL half-century.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
BJ’s CEO Bob Eddy also said that his company’s customers were putting less in the tank — a byproduct of higher prices and more members topping off tanks more often.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
About 90,000 gallons of the chemical is left in the tank and remains unstable, complicating recovery efforts, said Scott Goldstein, chief of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The crisis began late last week when authorities detected a leak in the tank, and subsequently a crack, though they did not say if the two were related.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
There was the tank built in to the front end of the boat for fresh water and he thought it held twenty gallons but he did not know how much water was in the tank.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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