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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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State taxes on fuel, which average 32.61 cents per gallon for gasoline and 34.76 cents for diesel according to the EIA, would be unaffected by the move.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Yet diesel has a much wider impact than gasoline prices, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, and a rise to record-high prices would be “very ominous.”

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

The state’s stockpiles of refined products such as jet fuel and diesel are increasingly strained as big Asian fuel suppliers, including South Korea, slow exports to California to protect their own energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

India has so far avoided raising petrol and diesel prices despite mounting pressure on state-run fuel retailers.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

He takes off his yellow shirt, stained and smelling of diesel smoke.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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