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"This is what I would call a major oil slick," said John Amos, CEO of Skytruth, a specialist satellite environmental monitoring group.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Imagine coming from where she did and meeting your typical prep school-educated Harvard student—they’re incredibly slick and adept in class,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Sonic trends — from the slick countrypolitan in the 1970s to the neo-traditionalist 1990s and on through the trap-indebted 2010s — have come and gone.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

He has since reinvented himself as a man of the people, melding a relaxed, folksy style with slick social media videos.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

That pie is almost a week old, slick mold is growing in the crust, it’ll make him sick.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

Large stretches of the island's shoreline appear affected and "additional oil slicks extend far out to sea, further polluting and damaging this protected marine ecosystem", Noelle said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Oil has spilled into the Black Sea, creating slicks that cover several square miles of water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

The threat to desalination plants posed by missiles or possible oil slicks should also not be underestimated.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026

His hair is longer than it used to be too, and he either lets it go wild or slicks it back.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

By 2015, as smartphones became ubiquitous, competitors like Resy, Tock, Reserve and SevenRooms pitched slicker apps for customers and iPad interfaces for restaurants, along with better business terms and access to diner data for establishments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Skiers have to re-don their skis at the top for one final climb, and Fatton was much slicker than Harrop, racing away to a lead she never looked likely to relinquish.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

Mostly that has meant pretending to be a Real American by riding horses, going hunting or driving around in a pick-up to prove they aren’t some effete city slicker.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2025

As studio horror has gotten slicker and funnier, closer to an amusement park ride than anything truly unnerving, it’s probably better to judge these films for their date-like qualities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025

When the day was over and he was upstairs taking off his boots and slicker, he saw the old man from the generator room and went to talk to him.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

Back then, he walked into a humming, world championship–caliber operation, where everything had been optimized to the slickest, shiniest possible standards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

“Polite Society” doesn’t need the slickest fight choreography or the most innovative plot devices or the zingiest lines to make its combo platter work, either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

What difference has the world’s biggest and slickest art fair organizer made?

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2022

Liz Truss has acknowledged that she is not the slickest media performer and what some senior Tories describe as her "wooden" style could impact on her prospects.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022

“I know city slickers when I see ’em and them thar’s two of the slickest of ’em all.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Eventually, Giuliani appears in the flesh, his blond hair slicked back like his father’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

I started reaching for recipes that lived in that pocket: lemony chicken soup instead of creamy; brothy beans slicked with olive oil and garlic instead of something finished with cream.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

“Look, we’ve had celebrity governors. We’ve had governors who are kids of other governors, and we’ve had governors who look hot with slicked back hair and barn jackets. You know what?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

A childhood Liverpool fan, she used to run around the house in a replica shirt, her curly hair slicked back to resemble Spanish striker Fernando Torres.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

The guard was about thirty, with greasy black hair slicked sharply against his skull and a shadow of stubble around his chin.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

It's easy to see the oil slicking the surface and when I dip my hand in, it comes out streaked with oil.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

That extra fat fortifies them, slicking each tooth-like kernel so that it catches the gleam of the sun.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022

He was once described as looking like a mad scientist, though he began slicking his hair down after that.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2021

Sure, it’s a stagy premise, and the script might benefit from more nuance, especially in the figure of Charlie, whom Holum portrays by slicking pomade into her hair and strutting around like Elvis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2016

Ekon winced as the first drizzles of rain pelted his bare arms, slicking his sandals so that every step was harder and harder.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray