diesel
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Miners are some of the world’s largest consumers of diesel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The acceleration was driven by rises in the cost of petrol, diesel and airfares.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We are demanding our rights. The prices of diesel and bread must return to what they were, and they must comply with the people's demands," said demonstrator Khansa Nehmat, 48.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Beyond consumers’ borrowing costs, their energy prices are rising, led by record-breaking prices on diesel fuel, as conflicts in Iran and Ukraine continue.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Land Rover smashed through a pall of diesel smoke and bounced as it hit a pothole.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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
Governments frown on diesels in European cities, and come 2025, diesel cars will be banned from Paris and Madrid.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 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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