diesel
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Crude has since climbed back to around $100 a barrel, and diesel and other refined products have risen further.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
At the same time, surging fuel prices—with diesel hitting all time highs—are also pressuring earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rises in petrol, diesel and airfares pushed UK inflation up to 3.1% in the year to August.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We are demanding our rights. The prices of diesel and bread must return to what they were, and they must comply with the people's demands," said demonstrator Khansa Nehmat, 48.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
He takes off his yellow shirt, stained and smelling of diesel smoke.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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
According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
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
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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