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Drivers nationwide are getting a welcome gift this holiday season: Cheaper gasoline. Americans will likely be greeted by the lowest Christmas Day gas prices since 2020 during the pandemic, according to GasBuddy, an app that crowdsources pump prices. GasBuddy said it expects gas prices will average $3.01 a gallon nationally. That would represent a modest dip from $3.10 last year and the Christmas Day record high of $3.26 in 2021.

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