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Which Victorian author joined the Society for Psychical Research?

society

[suh-sahy-i-tee] / səˈsaɪ ɪ ti /




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Tampa Bay communities also never adopted the extensive maize agriculture associated with Mississippian society, relying instead on fishing and other marine resources.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

But was it the singular experience that set a man on a decades-long mission to dismantle technological society?

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The couple first met in 2018 through a dance society at the University of Edinburgh, when Anna Maria was on an Erasmus exchange and Chihon was completing his postgraduate studies.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

"There is a sense of fatalism, hostility toward one another, and serious tension in society," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

London society clamored to see more microscope images of things too fine for the human eye.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

“We should care about this because societies where people feel lonely and isolated — those are societal failures that are up to all of us to address.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The details are few, but human capital is an enduring advantage for free societies, and fixing military recruitment means more than signing up enough 18-year-olds to enlist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"There are lots of alcohol-free events now, like sip and paint. You can also try wellness and wellbeing clubs, like yoga and crafts, if you don't fancy the sport or music societies."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

In this view, fiction should not only reflect present flaws but also depict people and societies worth becoming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Those historical inequalities have cast long shadows on the modern world, because the literate societies with metal tools have conquered or exterminated the other societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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