grease
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Now she’s returning the favor by asking a German state leader to grease the organizing wheels for the UAW at a Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, Ala.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Big picture: Americans are spending enough money to grease the economy, especially wealthier people who’ve enjoyed ever-rising stock prices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Contrary to what you learned in civics class, the grease that keeps the wheels of American democracy turning isn’t voters, legislation, or donor cash; it’s staffers.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
The pebbled surface is a magnet for grease and dirt, and you can pretty much forget about reaming out the gaps in the keyboard.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
Immigration across countries greases the wheels of cross-border investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Both are indoor stars: LaFontaine is a dynamic outside hitter with a “robotic arm,” as Pazanti put it, and Sparks is the setter that greases the wheels in the Oilers’ offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Another 19 billion liters could come from treating fats, oils, and greases with hydrogen.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022
At times their frankness sends up the larger society’s conventions of politeness — the thin layer of fiction that greases our way through life.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
“Now we go back to the Carousel room,” muttered Mr. Nancy, “and old One-Eye buys us all dinner, greases some palms, kisses some babies, and no one says the G-word any more.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A US department of justice investigation into F1's rejection of Andretti further greased the wheels, and the entry was finally confirmed in March last year.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
Wonder what palms Sam Altman greased for Trevor Noah to suggest AI can make a new Rihanna album happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025
Mix well and press into a greased pie plate.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
Behind came Skinner, Sour Alyn, and Damon Dance-for-Me with his long greased whip, then the Walders riding the grey colts Lady Dustin had given them.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Those were the invisible hands greasing the wheels of mass torts, hands that propelled injured people through a maze they knew nothing about.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
Merlino responded by greasing the poles with restaurant-grade food lubricant.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
“There is no way he’s gotten away with these incidents without more significant legal repercussions unless someone in law enforcement is in the background greasing the slides for him,” Mr. Yanny said.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
She swiped her fingers over an unwrapped slab of butter and began greasing the loaf pans Malachite was going to bake in.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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