grease
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Casual conversation is social grease, connecting us with friends, colleagues and people we’ve just met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
When rain falls on parking lots, water runs off carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines and bacteria from trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The whole system cost £15,000 and "a lot of elbow grease and hard work" to install but it is not unique.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It will take time and plenty of elbow grease for SpaceX to threaten wireless providers, according to experts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
We worked all day under the hot sun to move it a few feet as oil, grease, and water were spread on the dirt in front.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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
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
But she faded after a chaotic 40km bike leg, which saw several falls on roads greased by morning rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2024
Mix well and press into a greased pie plate.
From Salon ● May 23, 2024
This is an epic of romantic martyrdom, a cry of revenge greased by tears of rage.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
And Patty—who by the way had on shiny lip stuff and had her hair greased and slicked straight back—squatted down and stared, almost like she was mind-beaming speed to me.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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
The goal was to coax lapsed vacationers back to America’s sanctum of indulgence, greasing the wheels of a hospitality sector that’s struggled all year long.
From Slate ● Nov. 18, 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
To reroute the planes, Mr. Berlusconi built a hospital, over which they could not fly, greasing more than a few palms in the process.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
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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