sobriety
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This new sobriety probably takes some of the fizz out of what the sociologist Emile Durkheim called the “collective effervescence” that revelers feel while partying together in large groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Well, this is going to sound like I’m so codependent on this person, but the person who planted the seed of sobriety in my head was Bob the Drag Queen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
I've been quite lucky not to experience this but if people challenge you on your sobriety, be firm - you don't owe an explanation to anyone and it should be enough to just say no.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
She can now navigate her neighborhood without relying on Google Maps, has deleted Instagram and launched her own digital sobriety group.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Katz returned to Des Moines to a small apartment, a job in construction, and a life of devoted sobriety.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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