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 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
Still, for our experts, the wealth-creating power of Standard Oil pales next to Rockefeller’s role in lowering the cost of lighting for the average American through his kerosene production.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
He ruddy well had to thin it with kerosene, didn’t he.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing kerosene
The Distance Between Us
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