diesel
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The rises over the past six weeks took the average cost of diesel from 142p a litre up to nearly 192p, and the cost of petrol from 133p to more than 158p.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Filling a car with diesel remains about £26 higher than in late February, while a tank of petrol costs nearly £14 more.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Fire Rescue Victoria said the blaze involved liquefied petroleum gas and other gases, but hadn’t affected diesel or gasoline production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Six hundred European service stations ran out of diesel last weekend.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
They could hear the diesel engine out on the road, running on God knows what.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
Vocabulary lists containing diesel
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