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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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At the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx, N.Y., which distributes fresh fruits and vegetables to thousands of grocery stores across the Northeast, wholesalers have run out of room to shoulder rising diesel costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Unlike gas for cars, diesel is in short supply because of a lack of global refining capacity, a problem that will continue for some time.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

The negotiations fall in the midst of a conflict-driven energy crisis that has sharply spiked the cost of diesel, fertilisers and other essential commodities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Successfully switching petrol and diesel cars to EVs and moving from gas boilers to electric-powered heat pumps are key ways to achieve the 35% electrification target, external.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

The noise now became increasingly loud, its diesel hum goading everyone’s desperate hopes and deepest worries.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat

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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