grease
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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
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Heat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 9 cups of a standard muffin tin.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
My hands were black with grease, and each stroke left a dark smudge.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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
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
Press into a well greased pie pan and bake 10-12 minutes in preheated 350F oven.
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
They have hair that’s long at the sides and greased back into ducktails, and they shave.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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
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
Merlino responded by greasing the poles with restaurant-grade food lubricant.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
One night when Pa was greasing the traps he watched Black Susan come in, and he said: “There was once a man who had two cats, a big cat and a little cat.”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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