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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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That has left the U.S. as one of the few major suppliers of diesel on the market—meaning American fuel makers have a lot to lose if the U.S. implements even a temporary export ban.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

“If it restricts exports, global diesel prices could simply spike,” she wrote.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Average on-highway diesel price per gallon in the week ended Sept. 21, up over 24 cents from the week before and $2.78 higher than a year earlier, to a record high, according to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 23, 2026

“In other words, the ban would likely reduce global diesel supplies in aggregate, hurting refiner profits,” it said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Inside the truck box lives a smell: clay, spilled diesel mixed with something putrid.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.

From Reuters Sep. 7, 2023

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

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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