human beings
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Satrapi told the Guardian in 2024 that Persepolis was about making western readers reflect on the humanity of Iranian people, and to realise: "Oh, they're actually human beings like us".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The Christian tradition insists that human beings aren’t raw material for systems optimization or infinitely malleable units within a technological network.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“There was something inside that dog that was very connected to human beings, and it was amazing.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Leo has denounced the race for AI in the military field, saying that "delegating decisions concerning the life and death of human beings to machines" is a "destructive spiral".
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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