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diesel fuel

NOUN
gasoline
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More broadly, diesel fuel and jet fuel, as well as petroleum-based products like plastic resins were up on the month as well.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.

From Slate May 29, 2026

People have to eat, so they’ll have to swallow hard when paying more at the grocery store due to more expensive diesel fuel and fertilizer costs.

From MarketWatch May 15, 2026

Across many counties of the fertilizer-strapped southeast, diesel fuel costs have risen by more than 50%.

From Salon May 15, 2026

If a train stops even briefly, they crouch by the tracks, cup their hands, and steal sips of water from shiny puddles tainted with diesel fuel.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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