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Its diesel powertrain option makes 277 horsepower.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Running low on gas, the crew finds a remote farmhouse running on a diesel generator.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Air pollution, such as diesel exhaust, can have the opposite effect, impairing Treg cell function and contributing to inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Resident Angelica Estrada, speaking through tears, urged the council to reject the project, citing the health impacts of diesel pollution on families.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Running low on gas, the crew finds a remote farmhouse running on a diesel generator.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Air pollution, such as diesel exhaust, can have the opposite effect, impairing Treg cell function and contributing to inflammatory diseases such as asthma.
—Mitzi Nagarkatti, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Resident Angelica Estrada, speaking through tears, urged the council to reject the project, citing the health impacts of diesel pollution on families.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diesel
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“Diesel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diesel. Accessed 18 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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