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friendly

[frend-lee] / ˈfrɛnd li /


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On Saturday, De la Espriella said he had a "friendly" 10-minute phone call with Trump, and sought a temporary suspension of the tariffs imposed by the United States, to bring relief during its reconstruction phase.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

Fulham's pre-season friendly against Malaga ended in bizarre fashion on Wednesday, with the Spaniards taking a penalty into an empty net as Alvaro Arbeloa's side headed down the tunnel.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Ackman made his name as an activist investor, but for the past several years has focused on taking friendly, concentrated stakes that he holds for long periods.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The home’s environmentally friendly features continue outside, where solar panels help power the property and an edible landscape offers a variety of homegrown produce.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

There were a few looks thrown my way, not especially friendly, so I kept my expression bland as I chewed, the bread tasteless in my mouth.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Under-18 players cannot complete international transfers, but the club argued that since Madjo was born in London he should be exempt - despite having three caps for Luxembourg in friendlies.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The Reds have won two and lost two of their four friendlies so far - beating Sunderland and Wrexham, but throwing away two-goal leads in defeats by Leeds and Monaco.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Sporting director Richard Hughes was at the friendlies in Nashville and New York but not at the game on Sunday.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

England's only two wins in their first 16 fixtures with Scotland were friendlies and at home.

From BBC Jul. 6, 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

Infosys created its yeti—partly generated by AI—to put a friendlier face on its artificial-intelligence consulting services, according to Sumit Virmani, executive vice president and chief marketing officer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

But in the closed-door meeting of national leaders that followed, a friendlier Trump emerged, according to people in the room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The fireworks show has faced controversy regarding the famous avians, spawning a Change.org petition to move the festivities farther away or switch to an environmentally friendlier drone show.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

The airlines emphasized Spirit’s dire financial straits, but the judge found that that distress didn’t meet a rigorous “failing firm” threshold that would’ve triggered friendlier antitrust treatment.

From Slate May 5, 2026

The salespeople seemed friendlier there and didn't shout us down anytime we touched something.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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

Now it’s Alcaraz who has closed the gap, on Sinner’s friendliest terrain.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2025

Your executive producer on "Watson" said that it would be fun to cast the friendliest man in the world in this role.

From Salon Apr. 2, 2025

Ask anyone around here who was the easiest, friendliest, simplest of the Mirabal girls, and they’d tell you, Patria Mercedes.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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