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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Burning gasoline is a cost that's paid again, and again, and again.
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 9 May 2024
Average drivers spend about $4.72 per gallon of regular gasoline at the pump and $1,642 annually while stuck in traffic.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
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Camila Domonoske, NPR, 9 May 2024
Average drivers spend about $4.72 per gallon of regular gasoline at the pump and $1,642 annually while stuck in traffic.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
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“Gasoline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasoline. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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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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