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cohesion

[koh-hee-zhuhn] / koʊˈhi ʒən /
NOUN
union
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If the bicentennial roiled with some of the same tensions Americans feel today, it did benefit from a cultural cohesion that no longer exists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

He points to healthcare, social cohesion and quality of life as major attractions.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

A further €6.4bn is being unlocked from EU cohesion funds aimed at bolstering the 27-member bloc's economic and social infrastructure.

From BBC May 29, 2026

While “assimilation” and “integration” arguments present themselves as a neutral, civic concern about internal cohesion, they’re anything but.

From Slate May 26, 2026

I shook so hard, I thought the bathroom was going to lose molecular cohesion and collapse into a vibrating pile of dust.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

So now there’s Timme and Nembhard, together for two seasons and able to fashion those nuanced cohesions of longtime teammates.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2022

"Hopefully, we have a good run of health where we can really build something in a short period of time and get a better seed and also more cohesions going into the playoffs."

From Fox News Feb. 18, 2022

"We fear that such behaviour threatens to harm social cohesions between Muslim and Jewish communities here in the UK."

From BBC Jun. 28, 2021

The divide between the haves and the have-nots is cultural as well as economic, which is of course why extreme economic inequality destroys social cohesions.

From The Guardian Jan. 20, 2011

His Providence is in every swinging of the tides, in every circulation of the air, in all attractions and repulsions, in all cohesions and gravitations.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Linthicum, Richard




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