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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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In 2025 Mexico shipped Cuba 17.2 million barrels of oil and 65 million gallons of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline, according to the NGO Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

But that would require "a big paradigm shift" in energy demand in Turkey: "We need to change the demand from diesel or gasoline towards electricity," he said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rising inflation, driven primarily by the cost of petrol and diesel, will push policymakers into an interest rate hike, analysts suggest.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

This week, its second stage is in force, restricting the use of diesel generators and burning of coal and firewood.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

There was the smell of diesel, and the screech of air brakes, and the big engine of the bus echoing off the cement walls and ceiling.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

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

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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