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When investment banks are sorting first-year analysts into groups, the confident and well-oiled types go straight to equity capital markets.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Into this well-oiled, studied, precious little collection comes Carina (the magnificent Amber Gray of Hadestown).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Hogs did get out to a fast start, looking well-oiled for a first outing inside Walker Pavilion on a dreary day outside in Northwest Arkansas.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2023
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Into this well-oiled, studied, precious little collection comes Carina (the magnificent Amber Gray of Hadestown).
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Dec. 2024
The Hogs did get out to a fast start, looking well-oiled for a first outing inside Walker Pavilion on a dreary day outside in Northwest Arkansas.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 10 Mar. 2023
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“Well-oiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well-oiled. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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