kerosene
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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
The two are both forms of kerosene and are essentially similar.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Before the Middle East war, around 20 percent of the kerosene consumed in Europe transited through the Strait of Hormuz that has been effectively closed by the conflict.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
He lit the kerosene stove and mixed Baby’s pap.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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