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fuel

[fyoo-uhl] / ˈfyu əl /




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"We do not want this terrible tragedy to be used to divide people or fuel hostility," they said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Distillate fuel stocks fell by 200,000 barrels to 102.1 million barrels versus expectations for a 500,000 barrel decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A safety system detected dangerous levels of engine thrust, assumed a malfunction, and ordered the fuel supply to be cut off, the theory goes.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Airfares have surged, too, due to the higher cost of fuel.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Because the reactor at unit 4 had been shut down when the tsunami swept in, it seemed likely that the explosion had come from a spent fuel pool.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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