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eugenics

[yoo-jen-iks] / juˈdʒɛn ɪks /


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It amounts to the same thing as eugenics.

From Slate Mar. 19, 2026

Schottenstein, an Orthodox Jew, was perplexed at the criticism that the campaign smacked of eugenics, the Nazi-embraced theory that selective reproduction can advance the human race.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 30, 2025

American Eagle Outfitters is now accused of leaning into the language of eugenics to sell its mall wear.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

She arrived in the German city in 1927, after a days-long journey by ship, and began pursuing her degree under the mentorship of Fischer, a celebrated professor of anthropology and eugenics.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2025

Without equality, he argued, eugenics would degenerate into yet another mechanism by which the powerful could control the weak.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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