kerosene
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E-SAF costs about 10 times more than kerosene and even supporters concede it is unlikely to ever match the price of its fossil fuel-based rival.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
A wood stove heated our home, and we had kerosene lanterns at the ready in case of a power outage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Some of them decided to take off their coats and stay awhile, so they flew in the kerosene lamp and got burned up.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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