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

gasolinic

ˌga-sə-ˈlē-nik

-ˈli-

adjective

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The fund's performance is influenced by market conditions such as contango and backwardation, which affect the total return on investment relative to the spot price of gasoline. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 At an airline industry event last week, Cliff was asked whether the new rules would increase gasoline prices. —

Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Not only have price increases slowed, but some costs have even fallen, including the all-important price of gasoline. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024 Sal grabs a can of gasoline before one of Sofia’s men intervenes again, allowing one of Oz’s workers kills the lights and create chaos. —

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