friction

Ralph's parents grease bottle teats to avoid damaging his mouth and turn his baby-grows inside out to avoid friction from the seams.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Maybe all of that messy human friction had a point beyond just, say, getting a spaghetti sauce recipe.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a study published in npj Quantum Information, researchers from Surrey's Quantum Sciences Group describe a different approach built around superfluid helium-3 - an unusual form of liquid helium that can flow without friction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

That conclusion reportedly caused friction with FBI leadership.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was hard and cool as one would expect of metal in the shade, and his skin slipped right over it without any kind of friction.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

On the one hand, the high rates may be the result of temporary supply-chain frictions and energy insecurity.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The book explores the performance of niceness, class, intergenerational frictions and how technology makes vengeance not just possible but almost exceedingly easy in the modern age.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Sir Keir had wanted to seal a deal to row back many of the post-Brexit frictions on food and farm trade that have impacted the cross-Channel trade flows.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The major disagreements between the two sides remain unresolved and military frictions near the strait are stoking geopolitical risk premiums in markets, Guoxin Futures analysts say in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Through a posting on a school librarians’ Web site she sought out family reunions, where she imagined she would encounter interesting frictions between prosperous siblings and relatives still mired at the bottom.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times