frictions
- plural of friction.
Example Sentences
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Sir Keir had wanted to seal a deal to row back many of the post-Brexit frictions on food and farm trade that have impacted the cross-Channel trade flows.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
There have been trade frictions between China and the EU for months.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
The buoyant mood belied major frictions in the relationship between the world's top two economies.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
As artificial intelligence makes life frictionless, we risk removing the very frictions that keep human beings healthy: effort, challenge, learning and forward motion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Psychically, it was a rabbit hole, a midden, hot with the frictions of tightly packed life, reeking with emotion.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
