social system
Americannoun
plural
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“In Finland we have a social system and a community which has enabled us to be successful,” says Ilkka Paananen, the chief executive of a videogames company in Helsinki.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
To establish and operate those systems, humans need a functional social system for the planet, which we don't have.
From Science Daily • Jan. 2, 2024
She’d like future studies to dive more deeply into how various adverse events affect longevity depending on a species’ social system.
From Science Magazine • May 15, 2023
"We will be back long before six months' time unless there is urgent action taken to address what is now an unfolding crisis right across the health and social system," Mr Gildernew said.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2022
To accomplish this, the English started by attacking the ancient Irish social system.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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