friction

“Teenagers seek out friction from adults in the name of finding out where boundaries are,” Damour said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Over long periods, its spin has gradually slowed, partly because of friction associated with ocean tides generated by the Moon's gravitational pull.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Now consider what the new CBS has gotten for all this friction.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

That friction leads to some tense and funny and hugely uncomfortable moments, heightened by the pore-probing close-ups the film employs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

They would have to live well together in close quarters for weeks at a time—traveling, eating, sleeping, and racing without internal friction among them.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

A robust reading would underscore views that the world’s second-largest economy remains resilient despite headwinds from trade frictions and the energy shock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

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

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