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[soh-shuhl] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl /


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Anne Hathaway, Cruise’s co-star on the coming sequel to 1990’s “Days of Thunder,” posted “loved this brilliant movie” on the film-centric social media app Letterboxd, giving “Digger” five stars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Josh MacAlister, the minister for children and families - who is responsible for adoption and children's social care in England - told the BBC that medical records was one of the issues being looked at.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"There's something that I need to share with you," the social worker told him.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Videos showing police forcing Gandhi on to a bus and preventing him from climbing out of the bus window subsequently went viral on social media.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

I wouldn’t have to be like my mother, arranging her tea fundraisers and her social calls.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

During one of her last shows, she played tracks submitted by musicians from across the UK after putting a message out on socials.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

"It's marketing, you can go to the socials and say, 'we've got a 3D printed boat', and everybody wants to look at and touch that boat."

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025

At summer socials, their day of fun was capped off with the ultimate celebration of a butcher’s skill—the cattle-dressing contest.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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