humane
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Ms. Crabapple, an artist and writer based in New York, calls the Bund a “revolutionary society” and a “sometimes-clandestine political party whose tenets were humane, socialist, secular, and defiantly Jewish.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
This meant the industry operated for decades with no rules on humane husbandry and slaughter.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
“She’s going to be more focused on affordable housing. She’s going to be more focused on a humane approach to getting people off the streets.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 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
In the eastern provinces, the Khmer Rouge cadres were more moderate and humane: the work hours were generally shorter, the food rations were larger, and the soldiers did not kill the villagers indiscriminately.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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