humane
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He added that "good pest controllers always, always kill them in a humane manner".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
To justify their reforms, Khrushchev and later Mikhail Gorbachev claimed to be returning to true, humane Leninism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
A new study has provided the first comprehensive estimate of koala numbers in the region and identified a humane, cost effective strategy to keep the population at sustainable levels.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
But what was once accepted as the norm is now being questioned, with growing calls for humane working conditions and limits on daily hours.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Liyana asked her mother, “Do they have a humane society here?”
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
Vocabulary lists containing humane
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