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Christian Eriksen has left Wolfsburg by mutual consent, just over three months after collapsing during Denmark's friendly with Ukraine.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
They’re even more difficult to maintain when someone comes offering a friendly ear, at first, and gifts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Such a plan may miss the point demonstrated by Tony the Tiger’s endurance: No matter what’s in the box, with cereal, what you’re buying is a friendly feeling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
From MSU, he was off again, this time to a friendly crowd where he once again repeated his brief 9/11 speech before moving on to more familiar applause lines.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Folks in Sassafras Springs were usually friendly enough, but they expected their neighbors to mind their own business, which did not include asking about Wonders.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
The lengthy 16-day session will feature friendlies against Peru and Chile in September and against Mexico and Canada during the first week of October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during two friendlies this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Under-18 players cannot complete international transfers, but the club argued that since Madjo was born in London he should be exempt - despite having three caps for Luxembourg in friendlies.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The only senior player other then Joao Pedro to particularly impress was winger Jamie Gittens, who made it three goals in three appearances in pre-season, following his two in behind-closed-doors friendlies against EFL opposition.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I got excited every time, hoping that we’d run into some friendlies, maybe even someone we knew from before.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
“That doesn’t make a home within reach for everyone, but, for people who can afford to buy now, it’s a much friendlier market than it was a few years ago.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Turkey is another large trading partner of Iran, according to ITC data, but it has a much friendlier relationship with the US than China.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Infosys created its yeti—partly generated by AI—to put a friendlier face on its artificial-intelligence consulting services, according to Sumit Virmani, executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The fireworks show has faced controversy regarding the famous avians, spawning a Change.org petition to move the festivities farther away or switch to an environmentally friendlier drone show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even the friendlier parts of his dream were disturbing.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
The friendliest U.S. cities, according to World Cup tourists.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
In another video played to the court, Warren told police his XL Bullies, one of which he bought on Gumtree, were "the friendliest dogs I know" and said poodles were "more aggressive".
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
In the end, Elmer the patchwork elephant seemed the friendliest, least controversial decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Your executive producer on "Watson" said that it would be fun to cast the friendliest man in the world in this role.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
So, using her friendliest voice, Roz said, “What would you like to eat, little darling?”
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
