kerosene
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Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"In a context of climate crisis and oil shock, it seems absolutely obvious that this kerosene should be reserved for more essential uses at a time when we're facing fuel shortages," he said.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The two are both forms of kerosene and are essentially similar.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Our house had burned, with the blame going either to Mother’s spirit or the mischief of village children, though Tata Boanda allowed it was probably Father trying to toast meat over a kerosene flame.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing kerosene
The Distance Between Us
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 4
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