kerosene
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Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.
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
This will be held as inventory and used over the summer, with kerosene production set to rise by up to 20%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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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