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societal

[suh-sahy-i-tl] / səˈsaɪ ɪ tl /


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When researchers examine what actually increases birth rates in a way that improves public and societal health, it’s not encouraging teens and young adults to have babies.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

But from a societal perspective, the consequences are more complex.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

“I’m currently working on an accessible life-coaching resource in the style of an ‘80s TV show, using YouTube videos, to show others they can defy the societal norm of being miserable,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But Back told the BBC on X: "I'm not satoshi, but I was early in laser focus on the positive societal implications of cryptography, online privacy and electronic cash."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Intensified food production and societal complexity stimulate each other, by autocatalysis.

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




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