human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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The goals of this project are admirable, but face psychological headwinds because focusing on threats and evil is part of human nature.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
This story explores the duality of human nature from an unconventional perspective: kids.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
But Mo’s view of human nature, while never naively optimistic, is more generous than that comment suggests.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed Jan. 27, brings the weight of history, the horror of genocide, and a profound reckoning with the worst of human nature.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
This story explores the duality of human nature from an unconventional perspective: kids.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025
But Mo’s view of human nature, while never naively optimistic, is more generous than that comment suggests.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed Jan. 27, brings the weight of history, the horror of genocide, and a profound reckoning with the worst of human nature.
—Todd L. Pittinsky, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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