fuel
Example Sentences
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Stars like our Sun eventually run out of hydrogen fuel.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
Slovakia last month ordered a 30-day restriction on diesel sales while foreigners have to pay more for the fuel there.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
Ireland has cut taxes on petrol and diesel, Australia has halved fuel duty for three months and Slovenia has become the first EU member state to introduce fuel rationing.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Some economists expect the war in Iran—which has rattled energy markets, driven up fuel costs and dragged the U.S. stock market to its worst quarter in nearly four years—to damp growth in the short term.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Operators had finally managed to find the fuel in units 1 and 2, but unit 3, which was covered by more water than the other two, proved more difficult.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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