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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Chevron fixed bottlenecks and increased capacity at two of its major refineries in Pasadena, Texas, and Pascagoula, Miss., boosting the company’s yields of distillates—effectively diesel and heating oil—by 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In contrast to Ukraine, relations between the US and Russia appear to have partially thawed in recent weeks, as Trump waived some sanctions and agreed a deal to import Russian diesel for the American market.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Energy Minister Jean Mathanga said on Monday that more than 23 million litres of petrol and diesel had been procured, with nearly half in transit and some already reaching filling stations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

“The demand for diesel remains high despite the capacity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Then we’d run back to the diesel tank.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

The affair had its origins in a drive by the carmaker to increase sales in North America, particularly of diesel cars - which it marketed as "clean diesels".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2024

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

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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