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as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a debate society
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as in community
the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions
an evening marked by a lovely dinner and the society of our closest friends
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as in civilization
the way people live at a particular time and place
a pre-automobile society in which ordinary people rarely strayed far from home
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The importance of age as a powerful marker of authority — a principle that derives from the influence of Confucianism in Korean society — is vividly on display as junior officers and rank-and-file soldiers are caught, sometimes tragically, between these concepts and their duty to the nation.
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
Christie acknowledged that in today’s rapidly evolving society, if answers are not quickly provided to people, conspiracy theories begin.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
The writers and academics who abandoned Marxism to found the neoconservative movement were deeply concerned with political freedom and the moral decline of American society.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Even as a single, childless woman, which society calls failure, my life always felt charmed, so charmed that asking God for more felt greedy.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
Christie acknowledged that in today’s rapidly evolving society, if answers are not quickly provided to people, conspiracy theories begin.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
The writers and academics who abandoned Marxism to found the neoconservative movement were deeply concerned with political freedom and the moral decline of American society.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Since canines’ role in improving the well-being of individuals became evident, many organizations entered the market, offering professional training services tailored to specific needs.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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O’Donnell’s story reminded me of the insidious way in which an organization’s culture and purpose can shift.Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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Inside the Jewish community, JewBelong’s billboards and Instagram posts about the conflict are also controversial.Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Israel captured the Golan Heights during the 1967 Mideast war and annexed it, a move recognized only by the U.S. The international community continues to regard the area as occupied.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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McCarthy’s harrowing post apocalyptic tale of a boy and his father making their way through a wasteland populated by the degraded remains of human civilization is brilliantly adapted by Larcenet.Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Between the lines: Both billionaires could make an astronomical amount of money from their space ventures even if their dreams of building space civilizations don't come to fruition.Dave Lawler, Axios, 8 Dec. 2024
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Reporters found that county coroners, medical institutions and others repeatedly failed to contact reachable family members before declaring bodies unclaimed.Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, the degree to which this flexibility is offered varies significantly between institutions, programs and individual instructors.Joe Way, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rio Hondo, win or lose, is a brotherhood, Carson said.Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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As a youngster, to be a part of a brotherhood, especially as an only child, was special to me.Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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This summer, the hotel added a surf club; there’s also an outpost of Goop, the lifestyle brand of Montecito resident Gwyneth Paltrow.Sheila Yasmin Marikar, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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But he’s also promised to shake up the country’s food and drug industries, promoting healthy lifestyles and disrupting corporate forces driving obesity, addiction and other illnesses — a platform that has broad political appeal but has spooked markets.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tensions are running high — a recent homeowners association meeting devolved into shouting and the police had to be called to calm things down.Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2024
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Studies published in 1999, 2002 and 2019, among others ‒ including hundreds of thousands of children, some of whom received the MMR vaccine and some of whom didn't ‒ found no association between vaccination and the development of autism.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The company’s commitment to sustainability goes beyond just the main fibers and fabrics used in the Chillpaca.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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On December 16, Clarivate—a scholarly publication analytics company—removed the journal Chemosphere from its platform, the Web of Science, which is a key index for academic journals.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Society.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/society. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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