kerosene
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The price of kerosene plummeted to 26 cents a gallon in 1870, from 58 cents in 1865.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Across the UK, 1.5m homes are heated by oil, usually a kind of kerosene burned in a boiler to heat water for radiators and hot water.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Till Streichert, chief financial officer at Lufthansa, called the measure to cut flights “unavoidable in light of the sharply increased kerosene costs and geopolitical instability.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
There ain’t no electric lights, just good old kerosene lanterns set into a nook here and there, and I grab one to make my passage easier.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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