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gas station
noun
: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
called also service station
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Where to buy tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
In panicked voices, callers reported witnessing U.S. Border Patrol agents questioning Latinos in parking lots and gas stations — and detaining people in large numbers.
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Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
That afternoon, a Miami police officer went to a Chevron gas station located at 1000 SW 27th Avenue — about three blocks from the house fire — and reviewed security camera footage.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Illinois man faces up to 9 years in Munster gas station shooting
An Illinois man faces up to nine years in a Munster gas station shooting.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20station. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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gas station
noun
: a place for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
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