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They are betting that developers facing community pushback from Maine to Arizona will be drawn to the Permian’s abundant land, cheap energy and business friendly climate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Our cats are so friendly and interactive with guests,” said Mathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"He's so friendly with everyone, he's a joy to have around."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“If you’ve never met a smart, friendly, interesting yak — you must. Joyful, Cheerful, Intelligent and Sociable. You will fall in love,” it promises.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
A family was there now, posing for a selfie, and Owen gave them a friendly wave.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Defoe's ninth and final game in charge of Woking was a 1-0 defeat by Braintree Town in one of three pre-season friendlies on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
England's only two wins in their first 16 fixtures with Scotland were friendlies and at home.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
As recently as March, when the U.S. dropped a pair of friendlies to Belgium and Portugal, he lamented that his players weren’t bringing enough energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
In all likelihood, the choice will be between Gordon and Rashford, and both will feel they have pushed their way to the front of Tuchel's thoughts in these two friendlies.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
“There are no friendlies ahead of us,” the platoon leader reported.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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But in the closed-door meeting of national leaders that followed, a friendlier Trump emerged, according to people in the room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
And while only 10% of U.S. workers are in unions now, versus about a third in the mid-1950s, American attitudes toward organized labor have become friendlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
She also asserted that Bass took a friendlier stance toward Pratt in last week’s televised debate at the Skirball Cultural Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The airlines emphasized Spirit’s dire financial straits, but the judge found that that distress didn’t meet a rigorous “failing firm” threshold that would’ve triggered friendlier antitrust treatment.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
This is one of the few places I have ever seen where the night was friendlier than the day.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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The friendliest U.S. cities, according to World Cup tourists.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I'm telling you it's a shame what everyone thinks about them and everything, man, because they are one of the friendliest dogs that I know."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Now it’s Alcaraz who has closed the gap, on Sinner’s friendliest terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2025
Your executive producer on "Watson" said that it would be fun to cast the friendliest man in the world in this role.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
He has dreadlocks and one of the friendliest faces I’ve ever seen.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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