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societal

[suh-sahy-i-tl] / səˈsaɪ ɪ tl /


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Running 83 minutes, the movie is Mr. Hara and Ms. Kobayashi’s shortest effort in this set, yet it hurries nothing, its proud participants detailing their daily challenges and hopes for societal accommodations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Oldenburg was pushing back against restrictive zoning and suburbanization, arguing that fully residential neighborhoods weakened the societal fabric of the United States.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

The taxes diverted from government coffers could have funded education, healthcare and other societal needs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

He acknowledges that there are some well-established societal downsides to overuse of Meta’s social-media, especially among young people, but he appreciates “at least there’s no cloud in their revenue.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

By the time she turned twenty-three, she gave in to societal norms and decided to get married to a first cousin she had never met.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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