human contact

noun

: interaction with other people
She joined a book club to get a little human contact while the kids were in school.

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As back as 2006, a study published in the journal Physiology and Behavior identified a reduction in salivary cortisol levels among dogs who regularly engaged in human contact sessions. Jack Beresford, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 There are a number of factors behind any severe season, including poor community protection from low immunization rates and low natural immunity, virus characteristics, vaccine effectiveness and increased human contact via travel, office work or schools. Annette Regan, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2025 Emotional struggles will no longer just be addressed privately with another person, a professional, outside the community—they may be worked through without any human contact at all. Maytal Eyal, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025 Otherwise, the snakes try their best to avoid human contact. Tanasia Kenney, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for human contact

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“Human contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20contact. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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