societal

Example Sentences

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"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“The societal benefits of AI are fundamentally constrained by the availability and affordability of the computing infrastructure that powers it,” Blue Origin said in its filing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Under this societal construct, how are men supposed to take seriously a disease that bears the name of a body part so associated with the opposite gender?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Theories to explain decreasing crime range from an influx of federal funding to stepped-up police enforcement, along with longer-term societal shifts, like reduced alcohol consumption and increased time spent alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Maybe it was because Baba had been such an unusual Afghan father, a liberal who had lived by his own rules, a maverick who had disregarded or embraced societal customs as he had seen fit.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini