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[soh-shuhl] / ˈsoʊ ʃəl /


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Despite the cramped conditions, Lau is reluctant to leave a familiar area where she has built a social network, and hopes her application for transitional housing nearby would be approved.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He calls for regulation of algorithms that “influence credit distribution, personnel selection or access to services and opportunities” and “measures to ensure equity: taxation, social protection and industrial policies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

“As the temperature climbs in the lower elevations please remember that there is still snow in the high country,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote in a post on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The debate about tipping culture in the US has reignited in recent years, with social media posts about waiting staff angry that they haven't been left enough money going viral.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

They pack and have pack social structures like timber wolves, and hunt in packs like timber wolves.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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