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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Combined U.S. gasoil and diesel stocks dropped below 100 million barrels for the first time since 2003.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

European diesel prices declined 11% over the same period but remained 77% above prewar levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Refining capacity remains “constrained, disruptions tied to Russia and Ukraine remain unresolved and diesel markets in particular remain vulnerable.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026

The problem is that the U.S. economy is reliant on diesel to transport goods around the country to grocery stores, retailers and other businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Think of the diesel fuel needed to truck all that salad to supermarkets across the country or to manufacture the plastic containers it’s packed in.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.

From Salon ● May 23, 2024

While there are exemptions available for blue badge holders, motorbikes, mopeds and emergency vehicles, in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 will not be allowed in the zone.

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023

Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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