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Although the policy was intended to encourage friendly interactions, Coles argues that such requirements can interfere with people's ability to express their emotions naturally.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Funk and Mora were friendly with each other before the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Begley's version went to number five in the Irish charts and sparked some friendly rivalry between the pair.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
He also recalled an unexpectedly friendly Oval Office meeting with Trump following the Republican's 2024 election victory, during which his successor suggested they might have been friends outside politics.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
Not only is she passionate, intelligent, and friendly, she is an unequivocal war hero.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"African football associations accept these deals because everything is taken care of. It saves them having to find opponents and organise friendlies," explained an expert on African football who asked not to be named.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Whilst there is no standard practice for organising international professional friendlies, smaller African teams generally rely on agencies to manage their away fixtures and don't necessarily make any profit from the games.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The lengthy 16-day session will feature friendlies against Peru and Chile in September and against Mexico and Canada during the first week of October.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder says he is being treated for a "neurological dysfunction" after collapsing during two friendlies this summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
“There are no friendlies ahead of us,” the platoon leader reported.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Others have shifted to chicken, beverage and other competitors that offer friendlier service and fuller staffing, customers and market-research firms said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
“That doesn’t make a home within reach for everyone, but, for people who can afford to buy now, it’s a much friendlier market than it was a few years ago.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Indeed, United did not have a shot on target until the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time, substitute Simi Awujo's goal giving the scoreline a friendlier look.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Here the surroundings are less bleak, the library better, the prisoners friendlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Now he went to a new, cheaper grocery, even though the first grocer was friendlier than the second, and had been so nice as to count his change out slowly, one coin at a time.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
But it turned out to be one of the friendliest workouts I’ve ever done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The friendliest U.S. cities, according to World Cup tourists.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
In the end, Elmer the patchwork elephant seemed the friendliest, least controversial decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
“Sorry to bother you,” Roz would say, in her friendliest voice.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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