grease
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When rain falls on parking lots, water runs off carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines and bacteria from trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The whole system cost £15,000 and "a lot of elbow grease and hard work" to install but it is not unique.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
An abundance of these programs, unfortunately, are about gluttony, grease and ridiculous competitions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Heat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 9 cups of a standard muffin tin.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Some would say one of the machines, badly in need of grease, cast the first spark on the dried threads and cotton.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Immigration across countries greases the wheels of cross-border investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Another 19 billion liters could come from treating fats, oils, and greases with hydrogen.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022
He’s working to preserve the Latino culture of rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods even while he secretly greases the wheels for outside developers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2022
Inflation, they like to say, greases the economy’s gears.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
“Now we go back to the Carousel room,” muttered Mr. Nancy, “and old One-Eye buys us all dinner, greases some palms, kisses some babies, and no one says the G-word any more.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A US department of justice investigation into F1's rejection of Andretti further greased the wheels, and the entry was finally confirmed in March last year.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wonder what palms Sam Altman greased for Trevor Noah to suggest AI can make a new Rihanna album happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025
He greased his path back to power complete with a get-out-of-jail-free card.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
To the astonishment of the watching mice, the step slid smoothly outwards on the greased stone.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Those were the invisible hands greasing the wheels of mass torts, hands that propelled injured people through a maze they knew nothing about.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
With Washington greasing the wheels, a coalition of lenders put $30 billion in uninsured deposits into the California-based bank as a show of support.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
But if you look at the chain of events, he’s been greasing the wheels.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
I’m in the kitchen, greasing muffin tins for my mother.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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