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oil

verb as in lubricate

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Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker.

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President Biden came to regret his remark to that effect as soon as he needed help on oil prices and diplomacy.

Saudi Arabia has ramped up oil production this year, despite weak prices, in a bid to take back market share from producers in the U.S. and South America, who generally have higher costs.

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It feels like someone has coated the inside of my hand in oil and decided to light it on fire, just for kicks.

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“I’ll have to tell Old Timothy to get it fixed—or I suppose I could find someone to fix it—blast, I’ll just take an oil can to it myself.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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