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diesel fuel

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

From Slate May 29, 2026

Others have engineered ways to ship diesel fuel and gasoline from the U.S. to sell to private-sector buyers on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 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

The semi also benefits from higher oil prices, which make diesel fuel for traditional trucks more expensive.

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

The water itself was turgid, gray- green even on sunny days, oil slicked, and reeking of diesel fuel and seaweed.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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