as in person
a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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Noun
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Measles virus spreads when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks and another person inhales droplets, Mayo Clinic said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025 -
If selected, Arison would become the 10th person with Heat ties to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining Bob McAdoo (2000), Pat Riley (2008), Gary Payton (2013), Alonzo Mourning (2014), Shaquille O’Neal (2016), Ray Allen (2018), Chris Bosh (2021), Tim Hardaway (2022) and Dwyane Wade (2023).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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After enduring his mother’s lies, Kanan assumed control of his life and took matters into his own hands by orchestrating the plan that ended in the deaths of Ronnie and Detective Howard.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Watts stars as Iris, a woman who finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The two women were in a public feud with threats of fighting one another, but Shields said that the potential altercation wouldn’t be over a man.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Once there was a guy, who, as an experiment, only ate at one restaurant and one kind of food.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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Have to imagine a guy who has been around the NFL and spent the last few years in one of the more forward thinking front offices in the league will bring an interesting level of expertise in roster building that not a lot of college teams will have.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The medieval text describes estries as witch-like creatures called who suck the blood of their victims.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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This was when things took a turn from par for the rap course to serious allegations with real potential consequences.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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All the greatness and positive things that came, far outweigh the dark and negative times.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Transgender individuals face significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide than the general population, largely due to systemic discrimination and barriers to care.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The new law, the Social Security Fairness Act, repeals two provisions that previously reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who receive pension income based on work where employers were not required to withhold Social Security payroll taxes.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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While the goal these days is to have something to chop up into bite-sized bits to use as promotion, Felipe and I still believe in the art of the full length comedy special being... SPECIAL.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Compared to the other abductees being interviewed by the NSA (Cecily Strong and host Ryan Gosling), who have nothing but wonderful things to say about these beautiful beings, the only touching memory McKinnon’s Miss Rafferty retains is that of a bunch of little grey creatures slapping her knockers.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Human being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20being. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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