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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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How much more Americans spent on gasoline and diesel during the Iran war than the same period a year earlier.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

High diesel prices are one way high inflation could spread from the gas pump to other parts of the economy.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The problem is the higher upfront cost of demand-destroying green technologies, such as electric trucks that replace diesel engines and heat pumps that replace gas furnaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Others have engineered ways to ship diesel fuel and gasoline from the U.S. to sell to private-sector buyers on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

They had begun to turn over their engines, and the air filled with heavy rumbling and the fumes of diesel exhaust.

From "George" by Alex Gino




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