diesel
Example Sentences
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Plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in Jersey from 2030 have been abandoned by the environment minister.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Shipping costs are climbing for online sellers as carriers such as FedEx and UPS pass along the rising price of diesel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Ending the importation and registration of new petrol and diesel vehicles had been a key part of that.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The new prices mark an increase of 42.7 percent in petrol prices and 54.9 percent in the price of diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
The observation train was, at that moment, just rumbling behind Harry Rantz’s house, the smoke from its diesel engines streaming out ahead of it in the brisk wind.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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