friction
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Spain’s hold on Ceuta has long been a point of friction with Morocco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The IDF says it is working to "clearly and visually mark the location of the Yellow Line on the ground" to "reduce friction".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"There's been no friction with the locals. On the contrary, they've been relaxed," said Sbeih, who is from Zawtar al-Gharbiya but whose home is in the neighbouring village where Israeli soldiers are still present.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
From a product standpoint, PayPal has pushed passkey verification, which it said has lessened friction customers experience at checkout.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
When the potential energy in the fault becomes greater than the force, called friction, that holds the plates together, the top plate breaks free and springs upward.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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
There have been trade frictions between China and the EU for months.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The frictions also played out on the ground in Beijing as US and Chinese officials appeared to be having their own shadow superpower battle.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
The St. Louis Fed said that one Memphis-area manufacturer is shifting its budget toward automation, because “persistent hiring frictions make robotics and industrial AI the most reliable way to preserve throughput and quality.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 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
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