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sisterhood

noun

Definition of sisterhood

as in organization

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Recent Examples of sisterhood At each turn, a heartbreaking picture comes into sharper focus, underscoring Ricki’s destructive appetite that exploits Rita’s deepest needs and fears under the guise of friendship and no-judgement sisterhood. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Solidarity and sisterhood were central to their outreach to other women and young girls. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Starting in the 1960s, at a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, sisterhood and reproductive freedom. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026 This idea of 'sisterhood' was very important to her and her activism and has tremendous impact of the movement, then and today. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sisterhood

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There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

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The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

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The first mega-splash came over the summer, with the $20 million-a-year agreement between Monster Energy and college sports’ Big 12 Conference (which includes the caffeine-avoidant Brigham Young University).

— Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
After her leftist boyfriend moved away to pursue union organizing, Livia suffered a series of tragedies that led her to drop out of college and return to her hometown.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

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Unsurprisingly, Altman, 41, is a true believer in the society-changing potential of AI.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
And while The Atlantic has published largely skeptical coverage of major AI companies and their products’ impact on society, Thompson’s tone, in his podcasts and LinkedIn posts, has been more optimistic.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of society

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The clash added another layer to a campaign in which el Sayed’s positions on foreign policy and his associations with prominent progressive figures have become points of contention.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
The hospitality and hotel sector is one of Europe’s largest employers, with more than 10 million people working across 2 million businesses, according to data from Hotrec, the association of hotels, restaurants, bars, and cafés in Europe.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

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For every movie that Skydance falls short of, the studio must pay $30 million to health and pension funds, split among the guilds.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Pre-empting the confirmation of the Canal+ VAT hike, France’s film and TV guilds put out a statement earlier this week.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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