at the pump
idiom
variants
or less commonly at the pumps
US, informal
: at the places where customers buy gasoline for their cars
Prices are higher at the pump.
Expect long lines at the pumps this weekend.
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Prices at the pump have been trending down lately, and last week saw the largest weekly drop this year with the national average coming in at just $3.48 per gallon, according to AAA.
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
In the past eight months since new drilling permits were approved, Newsom pushed for an industry watchdog to investigate possible price gouging at the pump, advocated for a law to plug idle wells seeping methane gas and is now rallying to keep the state’s oil well setback law in place.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Biden hoped more supply would lead to lower prices at the pump, which worked then (though to what degree is debatable).
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Fort Lauderdale: $3.49 ▪ West Palm Beach/Boca Raton: $3.63
Florida price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.43, down 7 cents from last week.
—Miami Herald Archives Update, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
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Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
In the past eight months since new drilling permits were approved, Newsom pushed for an industry watchdog to investigate possible price gouging at the pump, advocated for a law to plug idle wells seeping methane gas and is now rallying to keep the state’s oil well setback law in place.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024
Biden hoped more supply would lead to lower prices at the pump, which worked then (though to what degree is debatable).
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 June 2024
Fort Lauderdale: $3.49 ▪ West Palm Beach/Boca Raton: $3.63
Florida price at the pump
Average: The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida on Monday, according to AAA, was $3.43, down 7 cents from last week.
—Miami Herald Archives Update, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
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“At the pump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20pump. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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