friction
Example Sentences
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This is not the world’s biggest problem, but it has created a lot more friction when I’ve tried to use my top sports apps to, well, check sports scores.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Sitting in the middle of the tracklist is a song called Need Your Company, which details the history of friction between New York-born member Huh Yunjin, and her bandmate Kim Chaewon.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
In their announcement of the 200th strike, the military posted on X, “SOUTHCOM is unwavering in its commitment to applying total systemic friction on the cartels.”
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“There’s a lot less friction to discovering new songs,” said Matt Bailey, founder of the music analytics company Hit Momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
It stung horribly, but then he felt the rough friction of a towel on his wrist, and something mopping the wound more gently.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Vocabulary lists containing friction
Word Generation Science - Energy
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