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petrology.
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If the government is trying to stimulate the hospitality industry in a certain area, for example, it can program money to be used for meals and drinks but not for, say, petrol or power tools.
How China’s Digital Currency Could Challenge the Almighty Dollar | Charlie Campbell | August 11, 2021 | TimeYes, the fact many governments around the world are setting targets to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles gives impetus to the process.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 5) | Singularity Hub Staff | June 5, 2021 | Singularity HubFed up with rising petrol prices, a Mumbaikar goes to a petrol pump to buy “two to four rupees” of petrol in order to “spray on his car” in order to “burn it.”
Enchanted by Modi, India’s middle-class is getting squeezed with no political repercussions | Shoaib Daniyal | February 22, 2021 | QuartzSylvain Filippi, managing director, Envision Virgin Racing Formula E TeamIn some ways, electric motorsports are building on a legacy created by their petrol counterparts.
As we follow Samson to a petrol station, another story emerges.
His wife works for Suncor, a Canadian petrol company that was among the first to operate in the tar sands.
The pro-Russian activists rushed inside for shelter, and soon both sides were hurling petrol bombs at each other.
“petrol will disappear but the national park will last forever,” he said.
Can Gorillas Save the Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Nina Strochlic | April 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt crowd-sources petrol prices and was widely used during a recent petrol shortage in Kampala.
Geeking Out: Uganda’s Women are Creating the Next Generation of Girl Geeks | Mike Miesen | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGray smoke from its engine mingled with petrol fumes and a metallic smell of burning.
Tina Brown: No, Conspiracy Theorists, Princess Diana Was Not Murdered | Tina Brown | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOnly the petrol tins they took for water right and left of their pathway up the cliff; huge diamonds in the evening sun.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonEvidently the petrol had burnt out; but not so the fire, alas!
Sarah's School Friend | May Baldwin"Plenty of petrol—enough for all night, I should say," he reported.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsWould you mind telling me how you are equipped with oil and petrol?
The Secret Witness | George GibbsHannam, assisted by Bickerton, Madigan and others, had laid heavy and firm foundations for the petrol-motor and generator.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for petrol (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpɛtrəl) /
any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors: US and Canadian name: gasoline
Origin of petrol
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petrology
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