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vegetable oil

NOUN
grease
Synonyms


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Basic food items such as vegetable oil and sugar became scarce on store shelves, Moscow’s then ambassador to Pyongyang told Russian state media in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Imports from Malaysia amounted to $12.54 billion, mainly minerals, vegetable oil and electrical machinery and equipment.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

ADM buys crops and sells them to food companies, governments and other buyers globally while running processing plants that turn oilseeds and grain into vegetable oil, fuel, livestock feed and other products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The bird was brought to the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach on July 23, where staff used vegetable oil and solvents to gradually and gently remove the remaining glue.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025

Every few weeks, UN workers would deliver the rations of rice, beans, vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and a flour mixture called sosoma, made of soybeans, sorghum, and corn.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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