friction

Trade talks with the European Union are also due during the week, against a backdrop of persistent friction over the wide trade gap between the two sides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Yet the steady post-Oscar blowback and general friction surrounding Fennell made me certain I’d overrated it.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a study published in npj Quantum Information, researchers from Surrey's Quantum Sciences Group describe a different approach built around superfluid helium-3 - an unusual form of liquid helium that can flow without friction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

After more than a decade, the US-led coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, having helped save the country from jihadists while causing persistent friction.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Because the arms were curved, they turned the earth away from the blade, which both reduced friction and more effectively plowed the soil.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

He added he was motivated to build a better model of care where "technology addressed some of the issues and frictions in the care sector".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

On the one hand, the high rates may be the result of temporary supply-chain frictions and energy insecurity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The book explores the performance of niceness, class, intergenerational frictions and how technology makes vengeance not just possible but almost exceedingly easy in the modern age.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Moreover, AstraZeneca would likely need to navigate the political aspect of the deal to reduce frictions, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Through a posting on a school librarians’ Web site she sought out family reunions, where she imagined she would encounter interesting frictions between prosperous siblings and relatives still mired at the bottom.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times