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
Heat the oven to 400°F. Lightly grease 9 cups of a standard muffin tin.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
“You have what I like to call grease as a condiment and that, with the salt, is where the flavor comes from,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tendrils of steam escape the paper bag, which has little dots of grease all over it.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
He greased his path back to power complete with a get-out-of-jail-free card.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025
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
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
She swiped her fingers over an unwrapped slab of butter and began greasing the loaf pans Malachite was going to bake in.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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