diesel
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The crisis has raised average gasoline prices to $4.15 a gallon and diesel to $5.68 a gallon, although there are signs that those may have peaked — for now.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Some 20% of the world's oil trade, the raw ingredient for producing both petrol and diesel, has been halted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The national average of diesel is closer to $5.65 at recent peaks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Nationwide diesel prices also notched a wartime high of $5.67 a gallon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The smell of diesel fuel hung faintly over the river.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing diesel
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