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The last time the state food sales tax rate was cut was during the Haslam administration, when the grocery tax was reduced from 5% to 4% in the IMPROVE Act, which put in place a higher gas and diesel tax.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Several thousand gallons of diesel were recovered from the scene.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
The semi also lost one of its diesel fuel tanks and about 100 gallons of diesel spilled in both the contraflow lane and main lanes of southbound I-75 just as the morning commute began, police and ODOT told Enquirer media partner Fox19.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people in Colorado have been urged to avoid driving gas and diesel vehicles on Thursday amid an air pollution warning.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Several thousand gallons of diesel were recovered from the scene.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 2 July 2025
The semi also lost one of its diesel fuel tanks and about 100 gallons of diesel spilled in both the contraflow lane and main lanes of southbound I-75 just as the morning commute began, police and ODOT told Enquirer media partner Fox19.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people in Colorado have been urged to avoid driving gas and diesel vehicles on Thursday amid an air pollution warning.
—Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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diesel
noun
die·sel
ˈdē-zəl 
-səl
1
2
: a vehicle (as a truck or train) driven by a diesel engine
3
: a fuel designed for use in diesel engines
Etymology
named for Rudolf Diesel 1858–1913 German engineer
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