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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 state’s stockpiles of refined products such as jet fuel and diesel are increasingly strained as big Asian fuel suppliers, including South Korea, slow exports to California to protect their own energy supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

“That sequencing is what makes diesel approaching its 2022 highs the bigger concern, even when the headlines follow the gas station sign on the corner,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

India has so far avoided raising petrol and diesel prices despite mounting pressure on state-run fuel retailers.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Previously, they relied on expensive diesel pumps to bring the saline water to the surface.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Neumann One tears down a potato-sack curtain and takes it outside and Werner can hear him splash it with diesel.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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