friction
Example Sentences
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Friction in relationships can arise when the partners don’t agree on whether paid time off is a shared resource or an individual one, says Los Angeles-based financial therapist Amanda Clayman.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Friction worsened in April, when Cumming shared on her personal Facebook page a YouTube video about the administration’s spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Friction between principals and teachers over budgets and educational strategies increased.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Friction within this disk heats the matter to extreme temperatures.
From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025
Friction began to grow between the two programs.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing friction
Word Generation Science - Energy
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