diesel
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But the sounds of idling diesel work truck engines had replaced the dozens of fire trucks that had been stationed there for days.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
“As a result, refinery margins stay elevated, delaying price relief for end users of diesel, jet fuel, and, not least, gasoline as the Northern Hemisphere driving season reaches its peak.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 26, 2026
A twin gas-turbine and diesel engine system lets it operate far from shore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
Nearly four months ago, petrol was 132.05p a litre and diesel was 141.6p.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The Hotel-Dieu dining room is big and somber and full of people talking about U-boats off Gibraltar and the inequities of currency exchange and four-stroke marine diesel engines.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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