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diesel

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


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Higher demand for cleaner diesel engine technology amid ever-tightening regulatory standards is part of the story.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, the U.K. has also eased its sanctions, with a trade waiver allowing the importation of Russian oil refined into diesel and jet fuel in third countries.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The EU last year scrapped a landmark ban on new petrol and diesel cars set to come into effect in 2035, and India has set a 50-year timeline for transitioning to electric vehicles.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The federal gas tax sits at 18.4 cents a gallon for gasoline and 24.4 cents a gallon for diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Everything on the bottom floor of the reactor buildings—including the diesel generators they so desperately needed to run the reactors—had been submerged in salt water.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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