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humane

[hyoo-mayn, yoo-] / hjuˈmeɪn, ju- /


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I think it’s a lot more humane, to be quite frank.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Rosval, trying to build kitchens in which creativity and humane working conditions reinforce, rather than contradict, one another.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

It will prove to be humane and better for business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

"If you care about having the conversation, surely you want to try in a humane way to convince the other person, not do away with them," she told the New York Times.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

A compassionate, humane approach to the problems of the urban poor must replace the punitive practices and policies that have multiplied the harms associated with poverty and racial oppression.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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