mankind
Example Sentences
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“I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.”
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
In short, it is unlikely that the global powers will suspend their rivalries in order to concentrate on the existential risks to mankind.
From MarketWatch ● May 31, 2026
The yes-or-no questions posed by Polymarket don’t always have clear answers, despite the company’s CEO Shayne Coplan once saying External link that prediction markets are “the most accurate thing we have as mankind right now.”
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
He cut himself off from mankind at the family lake, carefully observing the animals, fish and waterfowl.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
James Franck had been correct when he wrote after Hiroshima and Nagasaki that scientists could no longer “disclaim direct responsibility for the use to which mankind had put their disinterested discoveries.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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