lubricant
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Shohei Ohtani had lubricant injected into his left knee, and the Dodgers two-way star is expected to start Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
“Oil, of course, is entirely consumed outside of plastics and lubricant recycling,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
The idea behind the coating is to mix together a solid material and a lubricant.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
Stopping before the narrow garage, he sniffed the fumes from Paradise with great sensory pleasure, the protruding hairs in his nostrils analyzing, cataloguing, categorizing, and classifying the distinct odors of hot dog, mustard, and lubricant.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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The list of potential contaminants from the 'fire practice pond' include petrol, oil, lubricants, solvents and firefighting chemicals - which were "drained into storm water drainage."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Eneos, one of Japan’s largest energy companies, will buy Chevron’s downstream fuels and lubricants marketing businesses in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia, it said Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Many links in the global industrial-supply chain are already being tested — such as lubricants, as well as sulfuric acid, helium and aluminum — because of the disruptions in the Persian Gulf, Lynch said.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But methylsiloxanes, a class of water-repelling silicone compounds often used as lubricants, have received far less attention.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
The horse was dead, set to be rendered, to have its atoms turned into pet food and stuff like shampoos, lubricants on condoms, rubber tires, and explosives.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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