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cultural change

American  
[kuhl-cher-uhl chaynj] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl ˈtʃeɪndʒ /

noun

  • cultural changes
    plural
  1. Also, culture change, alteration in a society's culture, resulting either from internal development or from interchange with members of other societies.


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Zev Yaroslavsky, a former L.A. politician who served then as a City Council member representing district 5, said the new ethics role represented a “dramatic, profound cultural change in municipal government.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It was a major cultural change for someone who had come up on the British populist right, as the restaurant attracted patrons interested in blockchain and not just in Brexit.

From Slate Mar. 10, 2026

This shift reflects a broader cultural change as well.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

It is understood Sir Keir said he looked forward to working with the Women's PLP on tackling misogyny and doing more to achieve cultural change.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2026

During the last 13,000 years less cultural change has accumulated in Australia than in any other continent.

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

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