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They’re even more difficult to maintain when someone comes offering a friendly ear, at first, and gifts.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Kremlev’s press office previously told ProPublica that he and Trump Jr. “have a friendly relationship” and that they don’t talk politics.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Palmer, 24, last played for England in a 1-0 friendly defeat by Japan in March.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But there is one crucial difference: friendly golf games don’t usually cost $43 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

He’s our slightly round, friendly, overly polite principal.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

The lengthy 16-day session will feature friendlies against Peru and Chile in September and against Mexico and Canada during the first week of October.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Since the penalty shootout loss in Prague, they have played four friendlies, beating Grenada and Qatar and drawing with North Macedonia and Canada.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The only senior player other then Joao Pedro to particularly impress was winger Jamie Gittens, who made it three goals in three appearances in pre-season, following his two in behind-closed-doors friendlies against EFL opposition.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

“Who are the friendlies ahead of us?” he asked.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

“That doesn’t make a home within reach for everyone, but, for people who can afford to buy now, it’s a much friendlier market than it was a few years ago.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Turkey is another large trading partner of Iran, according to ITC data, but it has a much friendlier relationship with the US than China.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Infosys created its yeti—partly generated by AI—to put a friendlier face on its artificial-intelligence consulting services, according to Sumit Virmani, executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Here the surroundings are less bleak, the library better, the prisoners friendlier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Carlyle is the ship’s swabby—a guy with bright red hair in a short peach fuzz, and a smile friendlier than anyone else’s on the ship.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

The friendliest U.S. cities, according to World Cup tourists.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 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

Our bus driver is not the friendliest man.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh