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

That is the immediately noticeable thing about Wembanyama on the basketball court: He does stuff that human beings his size aren’t supposed to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

Even human beings had not only an immaterial mind but a material sensitive soul, capable of a physical presence after death.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton