the social
noun
British, somewhat informal
: money provided by a government program to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or unemployed
He's living on the social now.
Examples of the social in a Sentence
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Some of those headwinds are self-inflicted including: Musk's erratic behavior, his management of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter and safety questions and delays around the company's Full Self Driving technology.
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James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
But, after Elon Musk's takeover of the social media website, anyone with an active subscription to X Premium is able to display the badge on their profile.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
So the arts, the social sciences, especially sociology.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Part of the aid package included a ban on TikTok in the United States unless the social media app is divested from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
—Jeremy Childs, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats, with their expansive vision of government, and a desire to broaden the social safety net, embraced these tools as a way to keep costs down and make programs more politically palatable.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Human resources personnel became aware of the accusations from the social media posts, the individuals said.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Elon Musk said Sunday that X would defy an order by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to block some accounts amid a growing confrontation between the social media company and the country’s judiciary over free speech and misinformation.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Aware of the social media frenzy that the episode inspired online, Stark took to Instagram to add his voice into the mix.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
James Powel, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
But, after Elon Musk's takeover of the social media website, anyone with an active subscription to X Premium is able to display the badge on their profile.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
So the arts, the social sciences, especially sociology.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
Part of the aid package included a ban on TikTok in the United States unless the social media app is divested from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
—Jeremy Childs, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, Democrats, with their expansive vision of government, and a desire to broaden the social safety net, embraced these tools as a way to keep costs down and make programs more politically palatable.
—TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Human resources personnel became aware of the accusations from the social media posts, the individuals said.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Elon Musk said Sunday that X would defy an order by Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to block some accounts amid a growing confrontation between the social media company and the country’s judiciary over free speech and misinformation.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Aware of the social media frenzy that the episode inspired online, Stark took to Instagram to add his voice into the mix.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
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“The social.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20social. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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