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kerosene

[ker-uh-seen, kar-, ker-uh-seen, kar-] / ˈkɛr əˌsin, ˈkær-, ˌkɛr əˈsin, ˌkær- /


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Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

"In a context of climate crisis and oil shock, it seems absolutely obvious that this kerosene should be reserved for more essential uses at a time when we're facing fuel shortages," he said.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.

From BBC May 3, 2026

The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.

From Barron's May 2, 2026

Our house had burned, with the blame going either to Mother’s spirit or the mischief of village children, though Tata Boanda allowed it was probably Father trying to toast meat over a kerosene flame.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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