oil
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Even so, the NSR could attract bulk liquid vessels carrying oil and liquefied natural gas, who could see their costs slashed by 45 to 50 percent in some cases, the study found.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Participants with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension in one group received a small daily amount of peppermint oil.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Wagyu’s flavor is built in, so don’t go heavy or exotic on your seasonings and use just a little bit of olive oil or a neutral cooking oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Canada fuels American growth, supplying 99 percent of their natural gas imports, 85 percent of their electricity imports, 60 percent of their crude oil imports," Carney said Saturday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
A medley of scents drifted toward us as we approached the shore—corn porridge, bean cakes, donuts fried in coconut oil.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
The company sells beauty and wellness products such as facial serums, oils, masks and makeup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Essential oils are natural and can be irritating allergens. And ‘chemical-free skincare’ is scientifically impossible; water is a chemical, lipids are chemicals, and vitamins are chemicals.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The cost of some staples such as sugar, oils and dairy actually fell.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It rolled out a new range of products, called Taylor Farms Zero, using olive and avocado oil in its dressings and dips instead of seed oils.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The shower alone has a panel with more than a hundred options you can choose regulating water temperature, pressure, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils, and massaging sponges.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
In college, I found a treadle machine in an empty dorm room, oiled it and made a blouse and quilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Exterior walls, built from Douglas fir, were freshly oiled and flammable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Common fixture and hardware finishes include: nickel, chrome, brass, oiled bronze and black.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
Lola and Luisa are at the karaoke machine singing “Dancing Queen” while Tadeo glides across the floor, his hips moving like they have oiled ball bearings.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
I learned that oiling the blade prevents humidity from tarnishing the steel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
The high concentration of pine forest in North Gyeongsang province, where the fires are burning, is also "oiling" the blaze, said a forest disaster expert.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
If commoners' living standards slip—not relative to the elites, but relative to what they had before—they accept the overtures of the counter-elites and start oiling the axles of their tumbrels.
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2023
Inspired by the Southeast Asian ritual of hair oiling, this serum contains three simple, organic ingredients: sunflower oil, jasmine oil and amla extract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
He looked as if he could use an oiling himself—he moved quite creakily, and with a pronounced stoop, so that he truly seemed as old as he appeared in his disguise.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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