greasy
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Though Tom Banton dropped a catch slipping on the greasy outfield, England's fielding was otherwise exceptional.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The greasy pole tradition dates back decades, although no-one is exactly sure when it started.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He shrewdly climbed what he called the greasy pole of Victorian politics, with his party not far behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
For lunch, forget the burger and fries—or anything greasy, for that matter, Reyez advises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
That sounds like a reasonable plan, so I save my questions until we’re back on the stone bench in front of the guardhouse, eating greasy burgers and fries.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
I suspect the oil and egg in the mayonnaise separated during cooking, contributing to greasier, squishier panko, and chicken that tasted extremely chicken-y, not in an amazing way.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2022
We have yet to see an NFT artwork that didn’t look like a gas station display for novelty sunglasses, but somehow greasier?
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2022
To turn McDonald’s, a chain better known for supersized portions than for supercomputers, into a saltier, greasier version of Amazon.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2019
My skin is greasy – even greasier than normal – and my hair, clothes and kitchen smell of meat.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 11, 2018
From the stock of supplies I brought forth a strip of bacon, finding it much greasier than I had anticipated; I may say I had never before handled this product in its raw state.
From Fibble, D.D. by Tony Sarg
He noted that students sometimes spurn the healthy fare offered in school lunches and dash out after school to “buy the greasiest things you ever saw.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2017
“He was a great leader who always had the greasiest tepee door, because he was generous and was always feeding people,” she said.
From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2013
Fried broccoli rabe is locked inside some of the heaviest, greasiest batter I’ve ever tasted.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2013
Friday’s with the rest of the sparkly rabble and ate the world’s greasiest quesadilla while watching the merrymakers stream by on the way to the after-party.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2013
It’s a puzzle why we binge on the sweetest and greasiest food we can find, until we consider the eating habits of our forager forebears.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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