human being

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Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

In its primordial form, liberalism was a political belief that the building block of society is the individual—an idea tethered loosely to the Christian notion that every single human being contains a divine spark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

West told Jones that the Nazi leader, like every human being, had brought value to the world.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“I told him from Day 1 that we started hanging out back in ‘06, ‘07, somewhere in there, that I’m pulling for him as a human being — forget his golf.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

In other words, the chimpanzee resembled a human being more than it resembled a monkey.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin