societal

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Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Professor Lee Elliot Major said teachers are acting as "de facto parents" in the classroom, explaining that a lot of "societal challenges" come out in this setting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Under this societal construct, how are men supposed to take seriously a disease that bears the name of a body part so associated with the opposite gender?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Theories to explain the historic drop range from an influx of federal funding to stepped-up police enforcement, along with longer-term societal shifts, like reduced alcohol consumption and increased time spent alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

By the time she turned twenty-three, she gave in to societal norms and decided to get married to a first cousin she had never met.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi