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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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In a deeply reported article, Claudia Assis outlined the mechanics of the global refining market to explain why diesel prices remain stubbornly high and how that is affecting businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

G-7 countries agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel fuel and crude oil, but it most likely won’t be enough to bring prices back down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The G7 has agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel in a bid to ease supply pressures that have caused prices to skyrocket.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

European leaders agreed Friday to a rapid release of some diesel stockpiles, pulling prices of oil down by more than 4% Friday, following pressure from the Trump administration.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The mukhtar opened his stores to hand out a generator and diesel drum to every inner courtyard in our district.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.

From Salon ● May 23, 2024

He added that even after that, petrol and diesels cars would still be able to be sold second hand, saying a similar approach is being taken in countries such as Germany, France and Spain.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2023

According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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