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sentences that state something as happening or true
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11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Motorists could soon see U.S. gasoline prices fall below $4 a gallon for the first time since July, according to energy experts.
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prices → see → experts
Patrick De Haan, a petroleum expert at price-tracking firm GasBuddy, told CBS News that he expects the national average for gas, which the price-tracking firm put at $4.06 a gallon on Thursday, to dip below the $4 threshold by next week.
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firm → track → week
He also predicted diesel could fall below $6 a gallon by Thanksgiving, he said.
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he → predict → Thanksgiving
Gas and diesel prices have both dropped in recent weeks.
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prices → drop → weeks
The decline was largely due to market expectations that the U.S.
would underscore public dissatisfaction with the war in Iran and increase pressure on the Trump administration to strike a deal ending the conflict, De Haan said.
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Haan → underscore → conflict
"Oil prices have been falling in the run-up to the election," he said.
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he → fall → election
"My read is because there was optimism that after the midterms these problems would be addressed.
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problems → be → midterms
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Other factors pushing down gas prices
Other factors are also putting downward pressure on fuel costs.
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factors → push → costs
Oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has picked up, easing constraints on global oil supply, De Haan said.
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Haan → pick → supply
Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell below $100 on Thursday for the first time since September, trading at $97.44 by midday.
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crude → fall → midday
West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, was trading at $90.42 a barrel.
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Intermediate → trade → 90.42
Prices tend to dip in the fall when Americans pull back on road trips and summer travel, De Haan noted.
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Haan → tend → trips
Filling stations are already switching to winter-blend gas, which is less costly to produce than summer-blend fuel.
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which → switch → fuel
Tom Kloza, chief energy adviser for Gulf Oil, predicts that the average U.S. gas price will sink below $4 within the next 10 days.
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price → predict → days
The profit gas stations earn on each gallon of gas sold — currently around 75 cents per gallon — is also larger than usual.
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stations → earn → gallon
"Historically, that is too outsized," he said in an email.
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he → say → email
"A more normal markup would be 40 cents a gallon, and that means that even if futures prices and physical markets hang around present levels, we should see lower pump prices for the foreseeable future."
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we → mean → future
The Trump administration has used various tools to ease gas prices.
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administration → use → prices
That includes expanding access to
, opening the door to , and waiving what's known as the , a federal statute that requires goods shipped between U.S. ports to be moved on ships that are U.S.-built, U.S.-flagged and U.S.-crewed.
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that → include → ships
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