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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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While prices remain high, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis for fuel price tracking website GasBuddy said there have been modest declines recently for both gasoline and diesel.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

As soybean farmer David Schacht begins his fall harvest, surging diesel and fertilizer costs are fast outpacing his earnings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The policy risks backfiring because it would result in stockpiling of diesel, and as that storage runs out, refineries would need to cut back on production," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Diesel supply chains often get disrupted in extreme weather, and diesel generators can be finicky if they have been sitting dormant for long periods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The smell of diesel smoke from the shipping container’s generator reminds me strongly of home.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

The affair had its origins in a drive by the carmaker to increase sales in North America, particularly of diesel cars - which it marketed as "clean diesels".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024

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

Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 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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