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cohesion

[koh-hee-zhuhn] / koʊˈhi ʒən /
NOUN
union
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Our job, like those of so many arts workers across the country, was to activate creative magic in service of social cohesion and well-being.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Both cases show how too much connectivity left unchecked can foster a lack of cohesion, duty and discipline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Other nations among the 12 may lack the political will or internal cohesion to do so anytime soon.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

"And, most importantly, the cohesion of all the vibes and cultures coming together," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

But at a bigger size you have to impose complicated hierarchies and rules and regulations and formal measures to try to command loyalty and cohesion.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

So now there’s Timme and Nembhard, together for two seasons and able to fashion those nuanced cohesions of longtime teammates.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2022

"Hopefully, we have a good run of health where we can really build something in a short period of time and get a better seed and also more cohesions going into the playoffs."

From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2022

"We fear that such behaviour threatens to harm social cohesions between Muslim and Jewish communities here in the UK."

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2021

The divide between the haves and the have-nots is cultural as well as economic, which is of course why extreme economic inequality destroys social cohesions.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011

The so-called inseparable cohesions of national interests vanish away as soon as you draw near to examine them.

From Light by Fitzwater Wray


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