kerosene
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Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Airlines—currently second in the demand-destruction stakes, the IEA says—will buy more kerosene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
"In a context of climate crisis and oil shock, it seems absolutely obvious that this kerosene should be reserved for more essential uses at a time when we're facing fuel shortages," he said.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Now that I was thawed out a bit and the little shack lit up by my trusty kerosene lamp, I could see that every shelf and surface was covered with books, newspapers, and old magazines.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Vocabulary lists containing kerosene
The Distance Between Us
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