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Mayor Eric Adams said the incident was a societal failure.—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 His main goal behind joining Interesting Engineering is to learn more about how the recent technological advancements are helping human beings on both societal and individual levels in their daily lives.—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025 Instead of using her platform to argue with her detractors, Reese made a countermove that simultaneously shored up her own brand by amplifying her commitment to societal change, and invalidated the critique.—Timeka Tounsel, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Political violence has a disproportionate impact because even rare incidents can amplify fear, influence policy, and deepen societal polarization.—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for societal
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