society
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Teymouri said the children kept in the Arcadia home were isolated from society, almost never leaving the house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
"As a society, we should look at where we are failing our children, and what we can do to keep a closer eye on them and what they're doing."
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Mr. Marriott christens this era “the new Dark Ages,” but the amount of reading that he admits takes place negates his notion of a “post-literate” society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
“The ‘strong’ version of the dead internet conspiracy theory claims that online activity is entirely disconnected from human activity because our society ceased to exist some time ago.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
“There are two boxes society tries to put you in when it comes to gender, and I don’t fit in either one. A lot of people don’t.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Evidence from traditional societies around the world shows that birch tar has been used for medicinal purposes as well as other applications.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“We should care about this because societies where people feel lonely and isolated — those are societal failures that are up to all of us to address.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
"Closed parks and residential societies that bar outsiders are limiting spaces for performance."
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
In this view, fiction should not only reflect present flaws but also depict people and societies worth becoming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Snape had reinstated Umbridge’s old decree forbidding gatherings of three or more students or any unofficial student societies.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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