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He said Ballout had given social workers "a very composed, very cautious, very controlled and very friendly impression".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rival group Leading the Future, funded by tech titans, pushes for industry friendly rules that would allow AI to develop with fewer barriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“I think it all went a little too far, too fast,” Catrambone said of the software selloff, but “it’s still a friendly overall credit cycle.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Lula's relations with Milei are not as friendly.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
A few ladies pushing baby prams passed us, and Mr. Tuthill tipped his hat to each of them in a friendly manner.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
As recently as March, when the U.S. dropped a pair of friendlies to Belgium and Portugal, he lamented that his players weren’t bringing enough energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
He went on to play in five friendlies, earning the role of first-choice keeper heading into the World Cup, which began with a 4-1 defeat by co-hosts the United States.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Alexander-Arnold was not included in Tuchel's 35-man squad for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan in March, missing out again when the coach needed to seek reinforcements.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But its World Cup preparations were disrupted by war in the Middle East, which forced the cancellation of scheduled friendlies with Serbia and Argentina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Who are the friendlies ahead of us?” he asked.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Meanwhile, environmental restoration has made some of Brazil’s urban riverbanks and lagoons friendlier to capybaras.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
And while only 10% of U.S. workers are in unions now, versus about a third in the mid-1950s, American attitudes toward organized labor have become friendlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Tolchin argued that the Adelanto immigration court “is a friendlier forum for DHS” and noted that four of the five immigration judges “have denial rates of asylum of almost 88 percent.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
When the flight attendant saw where she was sitting, Nabongo said, she took a friendlier tone.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026
Dad sounded friendlier now, as if he wanted the mystery woman to like him.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The friendliest U.S. cities, according to World Cup tourists.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I'm telling you it's a shame what everyone thinks about them and everything, man, because they are one of the friendliest dogs that I know."
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
In the end, Elmer the patchwork elephant seemed the friendliest, least controversial decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
“He’s probably the friendliest coach you’ll ever meet. He knows a lot about baseball. So like any question I have, he’ll answer for me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
He could be in the happiest, friendliest mood.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
