oily

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Videos posted to social media have shown apocalyptic scenes of a burning liquid oozing down the street, and the persistent smoke has prompted complaints of a “black rain” that leaves an oily residue.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

These targets can be achieved by eating more oily fish, such as salmon or mackerel, or through supplementation where needed.

From Science Daily • Dec. 9, 2025

“It just felt weird. Just like oily, slippery,” forward Rui Hachimura said Friday morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

Walker agrees and likens it to the fact you can't remove an oily or dirty mark from clothes with just water, you need detergent too.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

At the end of that picnic, watching the distant flames leap up to the sky and blank out all the stars in red flame and oily smoke, she had laid her head on his shoulder.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin