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unfriendly

[uhn-frend-lee] / ʌnˈfrɛnd li /


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One thing I can’t play is family unfriendly tunes.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Cuba fired back, calling the dismissal an "unfriendly and unprecedented act that seriously damages the history of friendly and cooperative ties between the two countries," Havana's foreign ministry said.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The exchange went down after the unfriendly parties apparently spotted one another on a Delta flight from San Francisco to New York’s JFK airport.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Until recently, achieving big impact at close range in unfriendly territory generally required putting elite career operatives directly in harm’s way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Some towns was pretty strong with those laws and made life pretty unfriendly for a man without a job.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson




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