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grease the wheels





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London has stables of lawyers and accountants experienced at disguising sources of wealth and who help clients obtain visas that grease the wheels of business.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Yet as long as unemployment remains low, Americans should have enough confidence to keep spending to grease the wheels of the economy.

From MarketWatch Nov. 15, 2025

That could help Capital One and Discover grease the wheels with regulators and gain approval for the deal because antitrust regulators have long had those payment giants in their crosshairs.

From Seattle Times Feb. 21, 2024

It’s obvious why Amazon would want to grease the wheels of government in the Inland Empire.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 18, 2023

We did not stop to grease the wheels, for lack of time.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick




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