humanity
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You can see somebody torn between their better judgment, their core instinct, their humanity, and someone who is so frustrated that they’re stepping toward a kind of nihilism.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"Simply the greatest event that humanity, that mankind, has ever seen".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Fujimori, 51, appeals to the mixed legacy of her late father, who stabilized the economy and defeated a Maoist insurgency, but was convicted of corruption and crimes against humanity.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The songs flow together in a cohesive manner, and it features performances in multiple languages — which is quite beautiful when you think about how death and grief are universally shared experiences across humanity.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
"You didn't want humanity to learn the secret of immortality."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Vocabulary lists containing humanity
John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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