grease
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Ralph's parents grease bottle teats to avoid damaging his mouth and turn his baby-grows inside out to avoid friction from the seams.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
While commitments can grease the wheels of a supply chain during a boom, they also serve as insurance for suppliers against an unexpected downturn in end demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
“What can I get you?” the counterman asked as he wiped in front of us with a rag that spread a thin film of grease on the Formica surface.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
Immigration across countries greases the wheels of cross-border investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Another 19 billion liters could come from treating fats, oils, and greases with hydrogen.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022
He’s working to preserve the Latino culture of rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods even while he secretly greases the wheels for outside developers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2022
“It greases the wheels,” Satterlund said of his short.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
“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
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
As you finish breading each piece of chicken, place them in the lightly greased baking dish.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2024
But she faded after a chaotic 40km bike leg, which saw several falls on roads greased by morning rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
The way he moved, sliding through the world like the air around him was greased.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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
The keys to success are beating the egg whites properly so they’re stable and voluminous, working quickly to prevent their collapse, and thoroughly greasing the ramekins so the mixture can rise unencumbered in the oven.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
“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
The light was butter-colored, the ripple of smoke greasing the air.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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