kerosene
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The two are both forms of kerosene and are essentially similar.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The EU says it is not facing shortages yet, but it is readying for the worst -- and weighing options including using US kerosene as a back-up.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Till Streichert, chief financial officer at Lufthansa, called the measure to cut flights “unavoidable in light of the sharply increased kerosene costs and geopolitical instability.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Pearly palaces, pink roses, purple birds, and golden rice paddies glowed softly in the light of the kerosene lamps.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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