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petroleum

[puh-troh-lee-uhm] / pəˈtroʊ li əm /


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The US Navy has also said it will intercept ships it suspects of carrying "contraband" including oil, petroleum products, weapons, munitions and nuclear material linked to Iran.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Kenya has sharply raised the cost of petroleum, with diesel prices rising by a record margin despite a fuel tax cut, as the conflict in Iran pushes up global oil prices.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

If there was a silver lining, it was that import prices excluding petroleum rose a scant 0.1% in March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis Patrick De Haan estimates the gas and diesel price surge has already added more than $19 billion in additional fuel costs to U.S. consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

I could not taste or smell the feed corn or the petroleum or the antibiotics or the hormones—or the feedlot manure, even though I knew they were there.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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