social function
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The interactions could also have had a social function, or the orcas may simply have been playing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Doctors describe “remission” as when a patient responds to treatment so that they have returned to normal social function and they are indistinguishable from someone who has never had depression.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
Warm but assured in her convictions, she immediately hit it off with Matt when they met at a social function during the summer before their junior years in college.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
Parties serve an important social function, Ms. Murthy said, especially for young people trying to build community on the heels of college, the pandemic or both.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
At Fort Hare, we were taught to wear a tie and jacket to a social function of any kind.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
