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sisterhoods

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plural of sisterhood

as in sororities

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And in perhaps the most anticipated pre-match event, five historically Black fraternities and sororities captivated fans with their signature stroll performances in the Current Landing Town Square.

— PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Fraternity members at Stanford, and other schools that adopt CFBPA fraternities, aren’t required to pay any dues—in contrast to many fraternities and sororities.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of sororities

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The other applies to children of anyone working in a foreign embassy or representing a foreign government and employees of the United Nations or other international organizations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
While investigations into their death continues, experts say there are indications that some of the influencers did have relationships with criminal organizations and were killed as acts of reprisal by rival factions.

— Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

Definition of brotherhoods

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What other research is being done Researchers increasingly treat trust as a multilevel phenomenon – spanning individuals, relationships, networks of people and societies – rather than a single attitude.

— Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
In human societies, the policing of speech, which is meant to reform the thoughts behind it, risks merely leaving thoughts unspoken.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of societies

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Community colleges that want to offer non-credit classes are able to move especially fast, because the approval process is less cumbersome.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
While colleges can now directly pay athletes through revenue sharing, NIL is supposed to involve companies paying athletes for use of their right of publicity akin to endorsement deals in pro sports.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of colleges

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And in perhaps the most anticipated pre-match event, five historically Black fraternities and sororities captivated fans with their signature stroll performances in the Current Landing Town Square.

— PJ Green July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Hazing incidents involving fraternities are not uncommon across campuses nationwide, said Dwight Bullard, a former Florida state senator and longtime member of Kappa Alpha Psi.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026

Definition of fraternities

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The organization represents CEOs and associations in manufacturing, healthcare, elder care, construction, agriculture and hospitality.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
For example, tropical primates form associations with other primate species and jointly forage in the tree canopy.

— Cyril Grueter, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of associations

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Tortorici said his film explores how institutions, such as school, family and the state, fail kids.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Philanthropy has always been judged less by intention than by outcome — and today, as public trust in institutions frays, that scrutiny has never been sharper.

— James Chen, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

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