friction
Example Sentences
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And this friction is unlikely to help much.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
They simply reduce the bureaucratic friction that prevents aspiring school founders from serving students and families.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
What I would say is that so many of my songs are about the impact and the friction of relationships — how we come up against ourselves and discover ourselves, or don’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
That’s a broken system that is wasting money and creating friction with customers and vendors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
So fast, in fact, that the friction of the air entering the engines would produce enough heat to melt the engines.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Vocabulary lists containing friction
Word Generation Science - Energy
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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