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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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The Middle East supplies around a fifth of the world’s jet fuel, a refined form of kerosene that can withstand freezing temperatures at cruise altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Till Streichert, chief financial officer at Lufthansa, called the measure to cut flights “unavoidable in light of the sharply increased kerosene costs and geopolitical instability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Airlines have curtailed or suspend flights to the island for lack of kerosene.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

And it's also among the most environmentally damaging since the kerosene is essentially highly concentrated jet fuel.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

If she left a container of kerosene in the kitchen, it would be empty when she came out.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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