humanity
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The party's leader Vojislav Seselj was also convicted of crimes against humanity.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
I once thought I would have to travel to the frontlines to witness humanity up close.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Leo cautioned against "losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines" in wide-ranging remarks to Church and state officials at the Élysée Palace.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Wilson wonders if his particular termite art — treating street B-roll like a hidden archive of absurd humanity — has a place in the cutthroat film world of today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He looked me in the eye for only a moment before he said, in Farsi, “If the decision you’ve made has brought you closer to humanity, then you’ve done the right thing.”
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
Boston University in 2024 cited costs from its collective-bargaining agreement with grad students as a reason for pausing admissions into several humanities and social-sciences doctoral programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In July, Boyagoda became the director of the Jackman Humanities Institute and special adviser to the dean of humanities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
“The importance of the humanities will be revealed to those who participate.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Many humanities and social science majors — pursued by students with a passion for sociology, history, art, music and English — tend to earn far less, around $40,000 to $60,000, the data show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The discipline of history is generally not considered to be a science, but something closer to the humanities.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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