the human animal

noun

: human beings : people in general
studying the habits of the human animal

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Great true crime stories are a chance to understand just how deeply wounded the human animal can be. Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 In few other situations were large groups of human beings placed in such dire conditions against such powerful forces, in isolation, often for years at a time, and nowhere else does the human animal become so revealed. Carl Hoffman, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023

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“The human animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20animal. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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