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humanity

[hyoo-man-i-tee, yoo-] / hjuˈmæn ɪ ti, ju- /




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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

“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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