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cohesion

[koh-hee-zhuhn] / koʊˈhi ʒən /
NOUN
union
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The poll was commissioned by Common Ground, an organisation which aims to promote social cohesion.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

The internet was rife with what sociologist Ray Oldenburg called “third places,” a space separate from home and work that encouraged social interaction and bred cohesion in communities.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

For the most part, the country has maintained a degree of military cohesion uncommon in the developing world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

By combining the questionnaire responses with the sensor data, the researchers were able to follow changes in loneliness, trust, conflict, social relationships, team cohesion, and perceived performance throughout the mission.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

There will be no cohesion between the individuals.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

So now there’s Timme and Nembhard, together for two seasons and able to fashion those nuanced cohesions of longtime teammates.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2022

"Hopefully, we have a good run of health where we can really build something in a short period of time and get a better seed and also more cohesions going into the playoffs."

From Fox News Feb. 18, 2022

"We fear that such behaviour threatens to harm social cohesions between Muslim and Jewish communities here in the UK."

From BBC Jun. 28, 2021

The divide between the haves and the have-nots is cultural as well as economic, which is of course why extreme economic inequality destroys social cohesions.

From The Guardian Jan. 20, 2011

His Providence is in every swinging of the tides, in every circulation of the air, in all attractions and repulsions, in all cohesions and gravitations.

From Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum




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