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President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent chalked up last week’s historic joint intervention to support the yen as a friendly gesture in support of an ally.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

We exchanged numbers and said a friendly goodbye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Burger King chief said he was still taking direct calls from customers on his phone several days a week, and friendly service comes up as one of the top issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

It’s partly an effort to better appeal to consumers who want to be more environmentally friendly, partly to stabilize long-term costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Her parents are always friendly and have invited us to their celebrations many times, but Mamá and Papá never want to go.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

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

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 the build-up to this tournament, head coach Steve Clarke deployed a 4-4-2 formation in friendlies against Curacao and Bolivia to great effect.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 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

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

The fireworks show has faced controversy regarding the famous avians, spawning a Change.org petition to move the festivities farther away or switch to an environmentally friendlier drone show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Coastal desalination plants discharge ultra salty brine waste that can harm marine life, but the undersea pods release a less concentrated brine, which the company says is friendlier to the ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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

Then again, she wouldn’t want me to, so maybe it’s a lot friendlier than all that.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

In another video played to the court, Warren told police his XL Bullies, one of which he bought on Gumtree, were "the friendliest dogs I know" and said poodles were "more aggressive".

From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026

Jack, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever with the biggest, friendliest eyes, was gone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025

Now it’s Alcaraz who has closed the gap, on Sinner’s friendliest terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2025

“Yes, this ought to do the job,” said Roz, in her friendliest voice.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown