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fuel

[fyoo-uhl] / ˈfju əl /




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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

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

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

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

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

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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