diesel
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To the extent that the war was a factor, it was in large part because of the spike in gasoline and diesel prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026
Volkswagen is the country's number-one carmaker for petrol and diesel vehicles.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The government has sought to appease public anger over rising prices, bringing down the cost of fuel by releasing 10 million barrels of diesel from strategic reserves.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
Rising inflation, driven primarily by the cost of petrol and diesel, will push policymakers into an interest rate hike, analysts suggest.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
In the distance he could hear big diesel trucks rumbling down Highway 66 past Laguna.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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Replacing the 200,000 buses with another round of health-hazardous diesels would cost between $60 billion to $80 billion; after accounting for rollout costs, full electric replacement would cost about 2.5 times as much.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 are not allowed in the zone.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2023
Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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