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
The new prices mark an increase of 42.7 percent in petrol prices and 54.9 percent in the price of diesel.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Speaking on Wednesday, Anthony Albanese said the conflict had driven the biggest spike in petrol and diesel prices in history, and households were already feeling the strain.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Everything on the bottom floor of the reactor buildings—including the diesel generators they so desperately needed to run the reactors—had been submerged in salt water.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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