friction
Example Sentences
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In its fourth season, “Industry” has moved almost entirely beyond Pierpoint, consequently ratcheting up the dramatic friction tenfold.
From Salon
Though Gyllenhaal admits there were moments of “friction” and that Abdy “has a slightly different agenda than I do,” she now sees the merit in the process.
From Los Angeles Times
The area of greatest friction was nuclear weapons.
From BBC
Residents paid it in housing costs, in taxes and in the costs of commuting or other frictions of day-to-day life.
Many investing theories look great on paper, where taxes, fees and other frictions don’t exist.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
