unleaded
adjective
un·lead·ed
ˌən-ˈle-dəd 
1
: not having leads between the lines in printing
2
: not treated or mixed with lead or lead compounds
unleaded fuels
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In Sacramento, drivers were paying roughly $7.07 per gallon for diesel fuel and approximately $6.44 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, AAA states.
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an increase of more than 40 cents per gallon, according to AAA data shared with ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Once gas stations stopped offering toxic leaded gasoline at the pumps, the pumps still had an extra button, so companies started mixing premium and regular unleaded gasoline to produce a mid-grade.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was $5.02 in June 2022.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
California’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Wednesday was $4.65, up about a penny from a week earlier and down 9 cents from a year ago, AAA found.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Prices for unleaded gas edged up 15 cents a gallon from this time last week but are still under $3 a gallon — barely.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
This weekend, those choosing to travel by car can expect gas prices to average nationally from $3.50 to $3.60 per gallon of regular unleaded fuel -- which is down from the $4.80 average on July 4, 2022, according to AAA.
—Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2023
The good news is that gas prices are not likely to spike to last year’s record-high levels, when a gallon of unleaded peaked at more than $6.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
Since the beginning of the year, the average national price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas has jumped nearly 14%, amounting to an increase of more than 40 cents per gallon, according to AAA data shared with ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Once gas stations stopped offering toxic leaded gasoline at the pumps, the pumps still had an extra button, so companies started mixing premium and regular unleaded gasoline to produce a mid-grade.
—Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was $5.02 in June 2022.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
California’s average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Wednesday was $4.65, up about a penny from a week earlier and down 9 cents from a year ago, AAA found.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Prices for unleaded gas edged up 15 cents a gallon from this time last week but are still under $3 a gallon — barely.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2024
This weekend, those choosing to travel by car can expect gas prices to average nationally from $3.50 to $3.60 per gallon of regular unleaded fuel -- which is down from the $4.80 average on July 4, 2022, according to AAA.
—Ashley Savage, Arkansas Online, 30 June 2023
The good news is that gas prices are not likely to spike to last year’s record-high levels, when a gallon of unleaded peaked at more than $6.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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unleaded
adjective
un·lead·ed
ˌən-ˈled-əd
: not mixed with lead or lead compounds
unleaded gasoline
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