oily

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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

After nearly eight months of "oily and salty" prison food, Barbie told the Sunday Times she would like to have some salad and marmite, while Peter was hankering for baked beans.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

It slid easily under the oily meat, again and again and again.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Victoria's diet included cod liver oil, lard, salmon oil and oily fish like sardines, mackerel and salmon.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

“Upon the honor of my name, good Rupert,” the miller said in his oily voice, “I’ve given what is fairly yours. It always seems less after the grinding.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff