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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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Numbers have accompanied humankind throughout history.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
Measles is among the most contagious diseases known to humankind, which means that communal vaccination is crucial.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
After that, the rate at which humankind started to go faster accelerated hard.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
The interchangeability of all marshmallows created by humankind never occurred to the people who wrote the VAT rules.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 May 2025
Measles is among the most contagious diseases known to humankind, which means that communal vaccination is crucial.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
After that, the rate at which humankind started to go faster accelerated hard.
—Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 27 Apr. 2025
The interchangeability of all marshmallows created by humankind never occurred to the people who wrote the VAT rules.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 20 May. 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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