kerosene
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"NRW have told us that up to 25,000 litres of kerosene has entered the river."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
E-SAF costs about 10 times more than kerosene and even supporters concede it is unlikely to ever match the price of its fossil fuel-based rival.
From Barron's ● May 31, 2026
Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The kerosene lamps burned low and made great shadows on the newspaper-covered wall.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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