humanity
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In a brutally self-aware confession, Yasmina observes, “I carry bitterness for humanity, for relationships and for myself.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The petition, submitted to The Hague-based court last week, argues the violence could amount to crimes against humanity and accuses the South African government of failing to prevent and punish those responsible.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I miss believing in the goodness of humanity."
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Civilization will eventually rise again, he says, only for humanity to forget its mistakes once more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He reminded the audience that a country couldn’t be carved up simply into red and blue, that we were united by a common humanity, compelled to care for the whole of society.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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“It’s not like we’re trying to sell you a lemon here,” said Daniel Mendelsohn, a Bard humanities professor who has published his own translation of the poem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Lambert, a lecturer in medical humanities, described the documents as a "significant" step in further understanding what happened at the home.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
In fact, as both were in their twenties, they did not have much experience in anything at all—certainly not in anything remotely related to the humanities.
From Slate ● May 14, 2026
And though I’ve disagreed with the idea every day this week in humanities class, sometimes I think I know what he meant.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
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