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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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The proposed Russian diesel supplies were "not of any macroeconomic significance," he told AFP, also questioning whether Moscow could deliver the promised volumes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The US Treasury Department subsequently issued a temporary license allowing transactions involving Russian-origin diesel, including its sale and import.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The United States consumes 3.9 million barrels of diesel per day.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

National average retail prices for diesel were about $6.27 a gallon Monday, down from a record $6.53 last month but 71% higher than a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The Hotel-Dieu dining room is big and somber and full of people talking about U-boats off Gibraltar and the inequities of currency exchange and four-stroke marine diesel engines.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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

According to the Corriere della Sera newspaper, the restrictions would have affected more than 600,000 vehicles, including about 140,000 Euro 5 diesels as well as other older more polluting vehicles, including petrol ones.

From Reuters ● Sep. 7, 2023

But in general petrol cars made before 2005 and diesels built before September 2014 are not allowed in the zone.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023

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

“She’s forty-six feet. Twin diesels, eight hundred horses.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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