friction
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Yet he loved upsetting the cart and I think went out of his way to create friction musically, within the band, to keep things stirred up constantly and make every day an adventure.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
The biggest point of friction between Twisha and her in-laws, the Sharmas say, came in April after she became pregnant.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
If anything, it intensifies it by removing the practical friction that once constrained broad searches.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
“For business executives, your time is money. These conflicts create friction and noise,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
For instance, if you have a ball in free fall, it moves in a parabola, while a frictionless spring wobbles back and forth forever, and a spring with friction slowly comes to rest.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing friction
Word Generation Science - Energy
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