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A “less friendly Congress” means a “messier” merger process, “even if it doesn’t automatically block it,” David Wagner, a portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, previously told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

It also provided rare wartime images of friendly exchanges -- nods, smiles and joint selfie videos -- between top officials from Moscow and Kyiv.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Former Leeds United boss Simon Grayson is reflecting on the moment new signing Tarik Muharemovic endeared himself to fans on his Elland Road debut in a friendly against RB Leipzig in July.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

On a recent morning, the actress sports an extra-blond mini-ponytail and carries a mug with a cartoon sun on it, a friendly but perpetually multitasking celebrity whose staff keeps her on schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Lou Ann’s voice is friendly around the edges, but it has an iron core.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Whilst there is no standard practice for organising international professional friendlies, smaller African teams generally rely on agencies to manage their away fixtures and don't necessarily make any profit from the games.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"African football associations accept these deals because everything is taken care of. It saves them having to find opponents and organise friendlies," explained an expert on African football who asked not to be named.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

I got excited every time, hoping that we’d run into some friendlies, maybe even someone we knew from before.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

“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

Indeed, United did not have a shot on target until the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time, substitute Simi Awujo's goal giving the scoreline a friendlier look.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

He also supports a friendlier approach to relations with Beijing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

And if the conventional wisdom about a candidate is a lot friendlier on that platform than on a competitor’s, I’d spend some extra time interrogating why that might be happening.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026

And on some level, I expected a brand- new Birmingham—a friendlier and more accommodating Birmingham, where my children could experience the freedom that had been lacking for me as a child.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

It wasn't only the UK's next Drag Race superstar recognised by RuPaul during the finale episode - the Miss Congeniality title is typically awarded to the friendliest and kindest queen.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 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

The workers seemed rather concerned and helped me up most politely, smiling in the friendliest fashion.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole