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  "slug": "costco-rationing-oil",
  "title": "Costco Rationing OIL",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/costco-rationing-oil/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/costco-rationing-oil.json",
  "summary": "Retail motor oil shortage and retailer rationing affecting consumer supply/pricing",
  "why_now": "Synchronized reporting from automotive and mainstream outlets about an observable retail rationing event created a focused news moment that prompts immediate consumer inquiry.",
  "evidence_summary": "Multiple outlets report the same retail rationing/supply-shortage event, indicating a real change in product availability and pricing that drives consumer searches and purchase-behavior signal.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "collected_at": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 02:20:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Commerce / Consumer Demand",
  "score": 68.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Costco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply Dwindles - Jalopnik",
    "Major US Retailer Rations Motor Oil Due To Severe Global Shortage - CarBuzz"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Costco Is Rationing Oil And Doubling Its Price As Supply Dwindles - Jalopnik",
      "source": "Jalopnik",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikgFBVV95cUxPa0xvUUFlTS02aF9KMV9XektEbXFnV0p0cXR3YjBkMXMzRGxrcXVMVVpLX2xKMnBkNVpVbkNPZTIyU1o5NnhVWlVLSHpMTGhtYUFUT2N2X21TTzYzZkVyQUJtSkVpRTU5ZjlSVkhYQV8zNGhBQ3pnMDhxalZvd21GNkZsU3NJWHQ2VmNQNTdpdWFidw?oc=5"
    }
  ],
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    "record_id": "202609141902_signal_Quality-2-costco-rationing-oil",
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