fuel
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"Peat is a naturally wet ecosystem and stores large amounts of organic material. When peat is drained, this organic material is converted into fuel," Pantau Gambut spokesman Wahyu Perdana said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
In May, Virgin Atlantic added a fuel surcharge to ticket prices in response.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Mahil said his fuel costs are up 40% from this time last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Many Americans are likely in for a crude awakening at the fuel pump this Labor Day weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Just like the water that cooled the reactor, the water in the spent fuel pools did double duty.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation of millions of barrels of oil, causing a surge in the price of car and jet fuels, which are made from oil.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Across the Northern Hemisphere, farmers consume large quantities of diesel during harvest season to power tractors, combines and other machinery, while colder weather later in the year typically boosts demand for heating fuels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The uncertainty is also complicating plans to turn the site into a refinery for synthetic fuels based on hydrogen.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Serious bottlenecks have shifted to the refining stages, with the margins that oil refiners demand for producing fuels like gasoline, heating oil and diesel climbing to records in recent weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Oxygen-rich air was sucked into the column at the base, where it mixed with the burning fuels and also rose, twisting and whirling around as it did.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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That has fueled a longstanding scientific question: Could some of those changes eventually be slowed, prevented, or even reversed?
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Robinhood and Coinbase rally as the price of Bitcoin surges to its highest level since May, fueled by easing Federal Reserve rate hike expectations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
While the magazine’s monthly circulation eventually topped 500,000, it also fueled skeptics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Deal activity in Asia’s medical-services sector has been strong in recent quarters, fueled by rising patient volumes and healthcare spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Useless without the precious oil that had once fueled them.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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The paper also embeds satellite images showing "three huge storms fuelled by El Niño moving across the Pacific".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are being fuelled by widespread misinformation on social media.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Higher oil prices has also fuelled bond market investors, who have demanded higher returns, leading to higher borrowing costs for the US government and other major corporations.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Both policies have fuelled inflation in the United States, which has remained above the Fed's long-term two-percent target for more than half a decade.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Six hundred broadcasters fuelled the boom, with Chicago’s KYW broadcasting nightly operas from 1921 onwards, and lighter fare outside the opera season.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Authorities say high deprivation and unemployment in the area are fueling organised crime.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In an era when short TikTok and YouTube videos are being blamed for eroding attention spans and fueling a reading crisis, social media, it transpires, is creating new audiences for the classics.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Steak ’n Shake dumped vegetable oil—which Kennedy has blamed for fueling obesity and inflammation—in favor of beef tallow, and switched to Grade A Wisconsin butter versus a blend containing seed oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As universities crack down on AI, extreme monitoring policies and false accusations are fueling a deep mistrust between professors and students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Blind rage flowed through Fadi, fueling a sudden burst of energy.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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She says: "Each meal I'm having there's a reason behind and everything that's in it there's a reason behind... I know what I'm putting in my body is fuelling me, recovering me, energising me."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
In Jharkhand, the protests began after last month's preliminary civil service exam results, with some candidates alleging that answer sheets shared online showed successful applicants had answered fewer questions than expected, fuelling suspicions of manipulation.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It comes as the group sees its server solutions optimized for artificial intelligence fuelling future revenue as the build-out of data centers accelerates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hotter seas can have damaging knock-on effects on the planet, fuelling stronger storms and rainfall and bleaching coral reefs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
This matter of fuelling steamers is a serious one at such distances from the coal-mines; it costs the Peninsular Company some eight hundred thousand pounds a year.
From Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
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