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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

"In a context of climate crisis and oil shock, it seems absolutely obvious that this kerosene should be reserved for more essential uses at a time when we're facing fuel shortages," he said.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

The two are both forms of kerosene and are essentially similar.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

On many nights, their little house was lit by kerosene lanterns, just like during the bad old days of C.P.’s youth.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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