greasy
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"The greasy pole is always something that sparked intrigue and you'd go and watch it. I don't ever remember seeing a female team though."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He was parachuted into parliament in a by-election last month to take his place on the green benches and, weeks later, at the top of the greasy pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Those distinct layers of chilled dough and butter are what create puff pastry’s dramatic height, so if the sheet begins to feel limp or greasy, return it to the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The next day is deep-clean Monday, when First Watch dishwashers scrub coffee urns and the greasy grates where bacon sizzles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
The skin felt fragile and greasy, like waxed paper that had curled in an oven’s heat.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
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
But if Thanksgiving and Christmas are holidays designed for bingeing on turkey, stuffing and pies, then Super Bowl Sunday is an unofficial holiday designed for bingeing on junk, the greasier the better.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2015
Licking the last morsel of the delicious fish from his greasy finger-ends, and wiping his greasier mouth on his sleeve, Jerry jumped to his feet and announced: "I'm ready, Phil, if you are."
From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Gordon Stuart
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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