friction
Example Sentences
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But during a time of social friction, war abroad and growing ecological awareness at home, artists’ aims expanded, and land art matched the moment.
“Nobody will actually park wealth under the illusion that there’s no geopolitical friction,” said Ryan Lin, a director at Singaporean law firm Bayfront Law.
It uses a process called friction washing to break down the used nappies into a mixed material can be used in all sorts of applications from road surfacing to creating benches.
From BBC
The cable project created friction between Kast and his left-wing predecessor Gabriel Boric in the final days of Boric's presidency.
From Barron's
The friction points to potential hurdles in the regulatory process that awaits Airbus, Leonardo and Thales to get their space merger over the line.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
