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sobriety

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


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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

At the hospital, one of the officers requested that Cervantes submit to a “subjective sobriety test” that included measuring her eye’s response to stimuli, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The manosphere’s sobriety is robed in strength and self-actualization, no different than the sleep routine, supplements, and squats that will sculpt the best version of you.

From Slate • Feb. 15, 2026

This opulent sobriety betrayed the divided nature of the school, just as in a different way the two rivers that it straddled did.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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