the human condition
noun
: part of being a person
The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition.
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There is no reason to assume that the ancient peoples of the Andes were somehow free of the same mental obscurations that Buddhists have famously identified as the bane of the human condition.
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
What would a Ghibli-esque game about authoritarianism, kindness, and the human condition, mean coming from an AI model?
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This great film raises good questions and provides some answers about the human condition.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Similar ambitions to transform the human condition appear to motivate his other ventures including Starlink, the Boring Company, and xAI.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
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Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
What would a Ghibli-esque game about authoritarianism, kindness, and the human condition, mean coming from an AI model?
—G Kirilloff, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
This great film raises good questions and provides some answers about the human condition.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Similar ambitions to transform the human condition appear to motivate his other ventures including Starlink, the Boring Company, and xAI.
—Zachary Karabell, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the human condition
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“The human condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20condition. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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