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friction

[frik-shuhn] / ˈfrɪk ʃən /




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They’re a way to create friction in an increasingly frictionless world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The biggest point of friction between Twisha and her in-laws, the Sharmas say, came in April after she became pregnant.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"All the points of friction from the Cold War are back again."

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

If anything, it intensifies it by removing the practical friction that once constrained broad searches.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

The union used its newspaper, the New Majority, to foster goodwill between the Irish and blacks, where friction was the greatest.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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