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amicable

[am-i-kuh-buhl] / ˈæm ɪ kə bəl /


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Amicable divorce: California couples seeking an amicable dissolution of their marriage will now have an easier, less costly way to go their separate ways.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

Before winning the Tayside North seat at Westminster in 1997, Mr Swinney worked at the Scottish Coal Project and spent five years at Scottish Amicable Life Assurance.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2024

Amicable encounters between members of divergent groups are distressingly rare.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

Amicable proximity breeds a disinclination to cough up debts.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

Amicable and in some respects confidential relations were now established between my new acquaintance and myself; and we pursued our walk, discussing the details necessary to the execution of our project.

From The Monikins by Cooper, James Fenimore




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