diesel
Example Sentences
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Shipping costs are climbing for online sellers as carriers such as FedEx and UPS pass along the rising price of diesel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
For Ukraine, the potential scarcity of fuel and surge in prices caused by the war on Iran is a worry: its own frontline troops need large amounts of diesel for their tanks and vehicles.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Darling is one of a handful of companies turning animal fats, cooking oil, and food waste into diesel, jet fuel, fertilizer, and feedstock.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
I was coming to recognize the unmistakably heartland brew of diesel fumes mixed with manure and restaurant exhaust.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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