grease
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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
But my generation also understands AI should only ever be the grease on the wheels, never the one in the driver’s seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
He must have lined his pocket with plastic or something so the grease and Finkle goop wouldn’t get all over his clothes.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
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
He greased his path back to power complete with a get-out-of-jail-free card.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
“Where’s my patch box?” he asked then, and Mary gave him the little tin box full of little pieces of greased cloth.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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
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
But if you look at the chain of events, he’s been greasing the wheels.
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
We had all heard Miranda harping for months about how Naomi was greasing up the school.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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