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society

[suh-sahy-i-tee] / səˈsaɪ ɪ ti /




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Flash forward another decade and it remains to be seen whether maternal mental healthcare — including the central question of how American society deals with mothers in extremis — has evolved.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Are we all going to have the same dolphin-smooth faces soon, with filler and face-lifts simply the price of admission for participating in polite society?

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

"Anyone who tries to sabotage our critical infrastructure and paralyse society is attacking all of us. But we will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed or intimidated by criminal activity."

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

The pushback against Flock cameras is symptomatic of a low-trust society.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Before the war, Lulu was a socialite in Philippines high society.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Over several generations, government programs assumed functions previously performed by families, churches, mutual-aid societies, fraternal organizations and local charities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

"Attacks against volunteers and humanitarian personnel are unacceptable," the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement said in a statement, along with the Red Cross societies of the DR Congo and Uganda.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Ukraine’s experience also reveals hard truths that Western political leaders and societies are forced to face.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The results suggest that the repeated emergence of complex insect societies may depend more on biological traits specific to certain evolutionary groups than on the way chromosomes are inherited.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

This is hard for people in today’s prosperous societies to appreciate.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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