diesel

Example Sentences

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Ethiopia, which mobilized troops in February amid sea access ambitions, experienced fuel shortages that halved its military diesel supply.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Since early March, diesel prices here have risen sharply, inbound freight costs have spiked, and fertilizer—roughly a third of globally traded supply normally transits the strait—has become scarcer and dramatically more expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“In some places, there was no diesel, only petrol.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

On the price side, refined products like diesel have seen surges on the order of 150%.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

There was a smell of cars and diesel.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson