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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Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled.
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Trump has persistently called for the Fed to cut rates, but the Iran war has upended energy markets, with gasoline prices surging and electricity costs in the US expected to reach a record this summer, pushing inflation to a three-year high.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said investigators are examining whether the explosion involved an underground gasoline cell.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 June 2026
While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
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Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Trump has persistently called for the Fed to cut rates, but the Iran war has upended energy markets, with gasoline prices surging and electricity costs in the US expected to reach a record this summer, pushing inflation to a three-year high.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Ray Jadallah said investigators are examining whether the explosion involved an underground gasoline cell.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 June 2026
While gas prices have cooled in recent weeks, the wartime surcharge is still adding more than $360 million a day in higher gasoline costs.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026
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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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