kerosene
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The Middle East supplies about a fifth of the world’s jet fuel, a form of kerosene that is purer and can withstand the freezing temperatures at cruise altitudes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Airlines have curtailed or suspend flights to the island for lack of kerosene.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
About 1.7 million households in England and Wales rely on kerosene for heating and hot water but, unlike gas and electricity, prices are not capped and are subject to volatility.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
And it's also among the most environmentally damaging since the kerosene is essentially highly concentrated jet fuel.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
We each get a hammock and a kerosene lantern too.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Vocabulary lists containing kerosene
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