gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈga-sə-ˌlēn 
ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,
also -zə-
variants
or less commonly gasolene
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
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The gasoline in your tank likely came from domestic crude, including Texas wells.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the country and has long been prone to spikes that can push pump prices beyond $6 a gallon.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Most of that drop was attributed to an 11.1% slide in gasoline prices.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The company almost came to a standstill in 2020, when lockdowns spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic temporarily dried up demand for gasoline.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
California consistently has the highest gasoline prices in the country and has long been prone to spikes that can push pump prices beyond $6 a gallon.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
Most of that drop was attributed to an 11.1% slide in gasoline prices.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
The company almost came to a standstill in 2020, when lockdowns spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic temporarily dried up demand for gasoline.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈgas-ə-ˌlēn
ˌgas-ə-ˈlēn
: a flammable liquid produced usually by blending products from natural gas and petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines
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