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More than 43% of Florida’s gas, diesel and jet fuel moves through the critical piece of infrastructure.
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Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
For instance, San Pedro and Wilmington residents have long argued that Board of Harbor Commissioners should have appointees who live in the neighborhood because of local complaints about truck traffic and diesel emissions produced by port operations.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Cheah says that political stability has allowed the Anwar government to make unpopular, yet necessary, decisions, like the decision to remove diesel subsidies in June.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024
Although hybrids, plug-in hybrids and both four- and six-cylinder diesel X3s are all built in BMW’s megaplant at Spartanburg, South Carolina, none of them will be offered here.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
For instance, San Pedro and Wilmington residents have long argued that Board of Harbor Commissioners should have appointees who live in the neighborhood because of local complaints about truck traffic and diesel emissions produced by port operations.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Cheah says that political stability has allowed the Anwar government to make unpopular, yet necessary, decisions, like the decision to remove diesel subsidies in June.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 17 Oct. 2024
Although hybrids, plug-in hybrids and both four- and six-cylinder diesel X3s are all built in BMW’s megaplant at Spartanburg, South Carolina, none of them will be offered here.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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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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