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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Treasury temporarily waived some sanctions on Russia so it could export diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026

In the following month Russia loaded nearly 11 million barrels of diesel and gasoil on ships for export—a 165% increase over September 2026, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 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

About 15 million barrels of the planned releases will be diesel, largely from government reserves in France and Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The truck driver stopped at San Fidel to dump a load of diesel fuel.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

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

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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