grease
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Because it’s true, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
He hired Christopher Kice, another of Trump’s former personal lawyers, to help him grease the skids.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
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
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
Or, “Beetle, I am taking the comfrey tonic to Joan At-the-Bridge. See you finish boiling the goose grease for ointments.”
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Immigration across countries greases the wheels of cross-border investment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
The different greases and grimes each part creates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
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
“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
As the AI boom unfolded, Huang has greased the wheels of Nvidia’s sales funnel through aggressive and shrewd business deals.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
The whole thing went into a greased 8-inch baking dish and into the refrigerator overnight.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
I licked my fingers and touched them to the greased frying pan heating up on the stove.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Hammons is known for his series of body prints, which he created by greasing his body and printing it onto newspapers and paper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
As the state capital, Sacramento teemed with lobbyists, politicians, and a steady flow of money greasing deals over everything from water to redevelopment.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025
Prepare a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan by greasing or spraying first and then lightly dusting with flour.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Of course I treated it well in matters of oil changes and greasing, and I did not drive it to its limit or force it to do acrobatics required of sports cars.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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