diesel
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The conflict sent average diesel prices in the United States above $6 a gallon on Friday for the first time, a shock increase for a key fuel in the transport and agriculture sectors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
"We are also directly supporting farmers and the fishing industry by slashing duty on the red diesel fuel they rely on to its lowest rate in over 20 years," they said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Additionally, the average price of diesel hit $6 a gallon for the first time in history on Thursday.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Find insight on U.S. drillers, U.S. diesel prices, oil futures, Energean and more in the latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
He made train noises and diesel horn noises but he wasnt sure what these might mean to the boy.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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
Pichetto Fratin said the government had ordered a review and update of regional anti-pollution plans, and that while this was pending, planned restrictions on Euro 5 diesels were temporarily suspended.
From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023
Had they been conventional diesels, they would have created a smelly cacophony as they idled.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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