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be friendly





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“Keep your responses brief, stick to information, be friendly and firm. Try to answer in a way that doesn’t escalate conflict,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

While meeting service users, Frampton found many to be "friendly".

From BBC May 18, 2026

Their next matches will be friendly games in March as they step up preparations for the finals in North America.

From Barron's Jan. 4, 2026

“It’s intended to be friendly, of course, and navigate through a world built for humans and eliminate dangerous repetitive and boring tasks,” he said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

To give directions to the driver in the car slowing beside you, to be polite to the father of the kids you babysat, to be friendly and fun at the party?

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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