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Two years later, a leak was found in another Kinder Morgan pipeline, causing the company to halt deliveries of gasoline and diesel from Los Angeles, where the spill was discovered, to Phoenix and Las Vegas.
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The president later agreed to lower the price of diesel in two installments in December and February.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The day of the invasion had been thick with heat, the kind that made the air above the sidewalk kebab spits ripple with diesel smoke.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the timing fits well with the overall industry trend of electrifying the oilfield and transitioning away from dirtier diesel power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The president later agreed to lower the price of diesel in two installments in December and February.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The day of the invasion had been thick with heat, the kind that made the air above the sidewalk kebab spits ripple with diesel smoke.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, the timing fits well with the overall industry trend of electrifying the oilfield and transitioning away from dirtier diesel power.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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