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    <title>NPR: social connectedness</title>
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      <title>What makes Mongolia the world&apos;s most &apos;socially connected&apos; place? Maybe it&apos;s #yurtlife</title>
      <description>A Gallup survey ranks countries based on degree of &quot;social connectedness&quot; people feel with friends, family, neighbors, colleagues, even strangers. We asked Mongolians why they think they top the list.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 07:18:48 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/11/1211539010/what-makes-mongolia-the-worlds-most-socially-connected-place-maybe-its-yurtlife</link>
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      <dc:creator>Katya Cengel</dc:creator>
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