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The squeaky wheel gets the grease

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The squeaky wheel gets the grease

Summary

The squeaky wheel gets the grease is a proverb[1]. It draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #24 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • The squeaky wheel gets the grease's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].
  • lubricant is named after The squeaky wheel gets the grease[4].
  • The squeaky wheel gets the grease's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/057_sj[5].
  • The squeaky wheel gets the grease's different from is recorded as tall poppy syndrome[6].

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Designation and Status

The squeaky wheel gets the grease's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].

History and Context

lubricant is named after The squeaky wheel gets the grease[4].

Why It Matters

The squeaky wheel gets the grease draws 43 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #24 of 28).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-squeaky-wheel-gets-the-grease_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The squeaky wheel gets the grease}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-squeaky-wheel-gets-the-grease}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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