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To start, “Network” makes our list of movies that illustrate frictional historical moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
But, between those headline moments, injuries disrupted the start of her senior career, including a ruptured quadriceps in 2022 - while attempting to manage an often frictional relationship between her sporting ambition and studies.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
And bear in mind, those figures were attained using low-viscosity motor oil, to reduce frictional losses and maximize fuel economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
A more recent trend, however, has been to investigate systems whose frictional response can be dynamically tuned in situ, especially as micro- and nanoscale devices become more common.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
This was caused by little pieces of our heat shield burning up and coming off, as it was supposed to do, to protect us from the searing frictional heat.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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