{
  "id": 680391,
  "title": "GasBuddy: Average gas price reaches record high for this time of year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/gasbuddy-average-gas-price-reaches-record-high-for-this-time-of-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T16:14:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/business/6025168-fuel-prices-highest-level-gasbuddy-analysis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gas prices reached the highest-ever level for this time of year on Wednesday, according to fuel rate tracker GasBuddy. Patrick De Haan, the head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, announced in a social media post that the national average price of gasoline has never hit more than $4 a gallon after Aug. 12 in any...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}