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inhumanity

[in-hyoo-man-i-tee, -yoo-] / ˌɪn hjuˈmæn ɪ ti, -ju- /


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"It's important to participate in these things and shine a light on injustice, shine a light on inhumanity, shine a light on suffering," DiDonato said.

From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026

As the foundation’s president, Elizabeth Alexander, puts it: “We support artists, scholars, and thinkers,” both inside and outside prison, “who are countering the inhumanity of incarceration and the broader criminal legal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

“I think the first family that I heard about where I recognized the cruelty and the inhumanity of it all was the Gonzalez family,” he said, referring to Quintino’s parents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

The heads of more than 20 aid agencies have called on world leaders to act, saying "the inhumanity of the situation in Gaza is unconscionable" and calling for "urgent intervention".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025

Ultimately, Badenhorst was not evil; his inhumanity had been foisted upon him by an inhuman system.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

There are moments of tender resplendence that are as piercing as the cruelty — compassion that counterbalances the inhumanities Elwood faces.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024

Fragmented senses of continuity and context have been powerful conditions to allow the multiple, ongoing crises and inhumanities we witness and experience every day.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2023

In one clip, Keith LaMar speaks about feeling victorious simply for having maintained his “sweetness” — a personal quality that’s obvious in his voice — despite the inhumanities of living in solitary confinement for decades.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2022

Like the inhumanities catalogued in contemporary prison-camp memoirs, run-of-the-mill Renaissance crimes tend to numb rather than fascinate.

From Time Magazine Archive

But, considering that he wrote against the Inquisition, and similar inhumanities or follies of Catholicism, De Langle must have been surprised at the burning of his book in Paris itself.

From Books Condemned to be Burnt by James Anson Farrer




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