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sobriety

[suh-brahy-i-tee, soh-] / səˈbraɪ ɪ ti, soʊ- /


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Randy Maupin, the 51-year-old general manager at the Cat Club and the Eagle in San Francisco, said that his generation has not been immune to the growing sobriety movement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

An Uber Eats spokesperson said deliveries required age and sobriety checks and customers could exclude themselves from alcohol deliveries.

From BBC May 10, 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

Residents don’t object to sobriety treatment, he said, but don’t think it should be in this location.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Deep otter-brown lines of preoccupation etched themselves permanently into his careworn face and gave him a harried look of sobriety and mistrust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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