societal
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These standards reflect a societal judgment about how much uncertainty is acceptable before exercising legal authority.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
“I had been under this societal understanding that hierarchical love, placing one partner above everything else, was the ultimate romantic expression. I could name hundreds of movies that brought that up,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi promise better forecasting and a more informed public, but in practice their societal value is modest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Beyond saving lives and having an "incredible societal impact", women can remain part of the workforce and economic productivity is increased.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
The myriad factors affecting innovativeness make the historian’s task paradoxically easier, by converting societal variation in innovativeness into essentially a random variable.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing societal
"Laws are not the only way to boost immunization”: an editorial from Nature
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“For the Herd’s Sake, Vaccinate" by Steven L. Weinreb
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