Example Sentences

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As any social scientist will tell you, studies show that most rich people get richer because they hang out together.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Dr. Sandra Matz is a computational social scientist, and a professor at Columbia Business School, where she also serves as the Director of the Center for Advanced Technology and Human Performance.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

A modern market economy like the UK depends on a basic assumption of truthfulness, points out Dr David Hugh-Jones, a social scientist formerly based at the University of East Anglia.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

That’s according to an analysis of mixed-race families from the 2012 biennial General Social Survey by Northwestern University law professor and social scientist James Lindgren.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

“Wait,” says the social scientist, “until I investigate the case.”

From The Super Race: An American Problem by Nearing, Scott