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
Ben Steffen, a farmer in southeast Nebraska, said he was budgeting to pay $4,000 to $5,000 more in diesel than he previously expected this planting season.
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
Darling is one of a handful of companies turning animal fats, cooking oil, and food waste into diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer, and feedstock.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
As the bus shuddered to a stop at the terminal building, Ann searched through the blue haze of diesel exhaust for her husband among the knot of people meeting friends and relations.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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