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kerosene

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


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Till Streichert, chief financial officer at Lufthansa, called the measure to cut flights “unavoidable in light of the sharply increased kerosene costs and geopolitical instability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The Middle East supplies about a fifth of the world’s jet fuel, a form of kerosene that is purer and can withstand the freezing temperatures at cruise altitudes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Government programmes have rapidly expanded LPG use for cooking in India, replacing kerosene and traditional biomass like firewood and dung.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Current tariffs of 10 percent on unleaded gasoline and seven percent on diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene would all be temporarily removed under the decree.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

But he spoke to her tenderly, in the same way that he spoke to me about the importance of closing my eyes and falling asleep when he blew out the kerosene lamp at night.

From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat




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