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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 disruption has been particularly severe not just for crude but for refined products like diesel and jet fuel, which have doubled in price since January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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

Cuba has completely run out of diesel and fuel oil, the country's energy minister Vicente de la O Levy has said.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Even if oil companies passed on the whole savings to consumers, national average gas and diesel prices would drop only about 4%.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

I hoped I would get as diesel as he was.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore




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