human being
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“To have to care for another human being, especially one who is more innocent than you inherently, is this tremendous emotional demand, which men don’t usually deal with,” Weitz said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
"I was no longer functioning like a proper human being," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"It's gigantic. No human being could process such a quantity" of data, said project leader Daniel Stoekl Ben Ezra, of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
“Upon my honour,” said he very seriously, “it does not. It is not in the smallest degree connected with any human being of the name of Knightley.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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