fuel

Example Sentences

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Saunders said it could take months of higher fuel prices — and thus higher shipping costs — before retailers passed on the effects to consumers in the form of price increases.

From MarketWatch

Economies both in the region and around the world had been counting on increased production of gas in the region to fuel the boom in data-center construction and electrification of vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

FedEx can typically offset higher energy prices with fuel surcharges, but higher shipping costs can still depress freight demand.

From Barron's

Much of the stuff of modern life, from nylon yarn to PVC pipes to acrylic paint, ultimately comes from fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal

This type of propulsion is well known in aerospace engineering, where hydrogen peroxide is used as a fuel to launch spacecraft, but it had not previously been identified in a biological system.

From Science Daily