social order

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Trace Kelly’s transformation, and you’ll see a new social order emerge.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

It also turns its gaze to those assigned to the lower rungs of the colonial social order - dancing girls, agricultural labourers, barbers and snake charmers.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

At the same time he is seen as loyal to Thailand's traditional social order -- a stance that resonates with many in a still largely conservative society.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

The U.S.-influenced counterculture of the 1960s inverted the social order, venerating indigenous folkways and fueling aspirations for full independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

The idea of this creature solemnly lecturing him— him—about the social order was really too grotesque.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley