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all humankind shares the desire for peace
perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe
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One obvious tragedy is humankind’s destruction of others and often our environment as a consequence of that freedom.
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Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Incredible slam dunks are living proof that humankind need not be held down by mere gravity.
—Patrick Sauer, Oc Register, 24 Mar. 2025
Still, for all of humankind’s efforts to keep the land in place, the very thing that makes the Outer Banks so bewitching also leaves them entirely exposed to the elements.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, there is nothing little about Bill, except, perhaps, his estimation of humankind.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Incredible slam dunks are living proof that humankind need not be held down by mere gravity.
—Patrick Sauer, Oc Register, 24 Mar. 2025
Still, for all of humankind’s efforts to keep the land in place, the very thing that makes the Outer Banks so bewitching also leaves them entirely exposed to the elements.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, there is nothing little about Bill, except, perhaps, his estimation of humankind.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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