diesel
Example Sentences
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Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Rising diesel prices stemming from the conflict poses an elevated risk to Tidlor as its truck title loan exposure accounts for 16% of total loans, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"Compared with the pre-war months, the oil companies earned a daily excess profit of 75.3 million euros from the sale of diesel fuel to cars and trucks," the report said.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
According to data from Goldman Sachs, Australians have been among the highest increases in both gasoline and diesel prices of the top 30 national consumers by demand.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
The truck passed on and the black diesel smoke coiled through the woods.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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