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inhuman

[in-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / ɪnˈhyu mən, -ˈyu- /


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The power of his work resides not in ideological argument or moral screed but in the observation of characters struggling to maintain their humanity in an inhuman system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Forts, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans were once held under inhuman conditions, remain standing along the West African country's coast.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Philosophy without a biography turns inhuman; biography without a philosophy becomes inert.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"We’ve been here for a very long time, since January 8 for most of us, sleeping under tents, living here in an inhuman way. We’re at our limit," Quiaro told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

It does not signify that man is a sparse, inhuman thing at his center.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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