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humanness

[hyoo-muhn-nis, yoo-] / ˈhju mən nɪs, ˈju- /


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“I’m interested in touch, activity, humanness — the character of being alive and human — and connection,” said Haendel, who grew up on the East Coast and completed a master’s of fine art at UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

To surrender such decisions to some putatively wiser entity is, in some essential sense, to surrender our humanness.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 15, 2025

A chief draw, World says, is that people can verify their humanness at an orb without providing personal information, such as, their names, emails, phone numbers and social media profiles.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2025

“You feel their humanness, because what’s more human than feeling that you don’t belong?”

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

We can embrace our humanness, which means embracing our broken natures and the compassion that remains our best hope for healing.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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