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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The two are both forms of kerosene and are essentially similar.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

The EU says it is not facing shortages yet, but it is readying for the worst -- and weighing options including using US kerosene as a back-up.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

In some manner a big moth got into the room and circled the hanging kerosene lamp.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck




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