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humanly

[hyoo-muhn-lee, yoo-] / ˈhyu mən li, ˈyu- /


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Across four Olympics, Elana Meyers Taylor had come as close as humanly possible to Olympic gold without winning it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The actress confesses she was "conscious and scared" of whether she could portray the character and story "as honestly and bravely and humanly as possible".

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The juggernaut on Wall Street will demand that this happen as fast as humanly possible.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

An athlete pushing the boundaries of what’s humanly possible are what make games interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Then he would return home and go to sleep as soon as humanly possible, so that he wouldn’t have to interact with his mother.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner