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Adjective
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Early exposure to violent content in preschool years may have long-term consequences on antisocial behavior particularly in boys, a new study has revealed.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Aside from increasing investments in programs that train people to identify and report or deescalate antisocial behavior, our leaders must take proactive steps to engage and listen to marginalized members of their communities, and to moderate their own rhetoric with humility.—
Evan Thies,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ask Amy: My unsociable neighbor doesn't know about me and his wife.—
Bay Area News Group,
The Mercury News,
2 June 2024
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To drink too much would be inexcusable; to drink too little would be unsociable.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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But when the homework clause was revealed, the enormous unsocial media fan was out there and the manure hit it with great force.—
Nick CanepaColumnist,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2022
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The choice of verbs on social media seems, to Miss Manners, to demonstrate a decidedly unsocial intent.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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Their capture is likely to provide valuable information about North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed state whose leader, Kim Jong Un, has been ratcheting up his hostile rhetoric against the United States and its allies.—
Stella Kim,
NBC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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So, yeah, because of that, she’s been more socially reclusive.—
John Russell,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without the Argentinian’s presence, the team becomes discernibly more introverted.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Donatello is introverted and analytically-minded, whereas Raphael is impulsive and hard-headed, often to the detriment of the team.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2024
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