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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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The average diesel price has dropped 15.5 cents last week, to $5.437 a gallon.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Among those paying close attention to the El Niño forecasts are farmers across Asia already dealing with high diesel and fertilizer prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Suckling, who grows potatoes among other crops, explained he was previously spending £27,000 a year on red diesel which had now doubled to £54,000.

From BBC • May 27, 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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