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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lubricate .
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The worst traction occurs between 30-32 F, when liquid water "lubricates" the snow.
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The worst traction occurs between 30-32 F, when liquid water "lubricates" the snow.
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The action is the group's way of reminding the public that the fuel "lubricates" the Hamas government, which was joined by other terror groups in abducting the Israeli soldier in a murderous raid on the Kerem Shalom army base on June 25, 2006. more at 10: 13
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There will be hors d'oeuvres -- and nothing lubricates discussion about institutionalized Holocaust denial quite like cheese tarts.
HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011
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It certainly lubricates the wheels, said Pitney, a professor at Claremont McKenna College and a former Republican National Committee staffer.
No pay for California. legislators until budget is balanced 2011
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True, the mindset of ‘acting as if’ is a well known tactic, but worth mentioning again because it lubricates the path [and mental attitude] between waiting and having.
Women Grow Business » When Uncertainty Is Par for the Course: 5 Essentials for Entrepreneurs 2009
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The Chinese board members showed up with a box of wine and several bottles of moutai, a potent sorghum liquor that lubricates business dinners in China.
In the Heart of the Rust Belt, Chinese Funds Provide the Grease Joseph B. White 2012
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There will be hors d'oeuvres -- and nothing lubricates discussion about institutionalized Holocaust denial quite like cheese tarts.
HUFFPOST HILL - HCR Repeal Measure Fails In Senate Eliot Nelson 2011
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WSJ Studio Amazing Face Cleanser This low-foaming face wash combats excess sebum—an oily substance that lubricates skin, but can also block pores. $51, aesop.com
Pore Man Sameer Reddy 2011
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Also, is there an informal network of know-how, pertaining to techniques for torture and humiliation that lubricates the virtual matrix inhabited by the protagonists of the so-called "global war on terror", that operates in much the same way as the networks that bring together paedophiles and sex offenders on online platforms in the darker parts of the internet?
Ethan Casey: Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban: How Low Will We Go? Ethan Casey 2012
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