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[soh-shuhl] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl /


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This happens, Mr. deBoer explains, when relatively high-functioning young people come together on social media to lower the threshold for qualifying for a diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Some regional authorities, which take information from the ministry, appear to have either automatically posted the spoof message, or circulated the information on their social media channels.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Raman attended Harvard University, where she met her future husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, graduating in 2003 with a degree in social studies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

One of the IVA branches located in Sjöbo, southern Sweden, wrote on social media: "Our refrigerators and freezers have been hacked overnight and they have set the temperature to 50 degrees."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

National dignitaries, social welfare workers, and government investigators descend on the leprosarium after reading A. H. Lacson’s articles.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

The “Flowers” hitmaker dropped her last name on all of her socials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

“It was on all the socials and friends were sending me videos,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

"Ultimately these photos have been gathered from a National Police Bravery Award nomination by Hampshire Constabulary, posted by Hampshire Constabulary on their socials years ago," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

In 2023 following a break up, he began to research looksmaxxing on his socials and developed a routine.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

The proctors arranged the socials to foster healthy relations between colored men and women, and to undo some of the damage to their personalities wrought by slavery.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead


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