diesel
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This would also make crude-oil prices more sensitive to geopolitical shocks and could eventually see them bleed through into higher prices for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, weighing on consumers and the broader economy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Crude oil is a key ingredient in petrol and diesel, meaning higher wholesale costs make filling up a car more expensive.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“American consumers are feeling the squeeze of $4 gas prices and over $5.50 diesel, especially as airlines and shipping companies add on extra surcharges,” Long said.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He warned, however, that "if this war and this blockade last more than three months, we'll begin to face some serious supply issues," notably in jet fuel and diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
I have only the haziest recollection of waving at my mother and sister in a rising cloud of diesel exhaust and mosquitoes as they began their slow, permanent exodus from the Congo.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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