humanize
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“This attempt to humanize Robin, understand him for his good and his bad and try and understand that character as a person, was the instinct behind this.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
“We could make those connections. We could humanize a company into a localized market,” Oliver said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
“We’re using creators to explain and humanize the technology and solutions,” said Kirsten Hamstra, Lenovo’s executive director of global social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
He also knows how to be comfortable in that space, and still find ways to humanize himself to an audience trying desperately to demonize him.
From Slate ● Feb. 28, 2026
My speech that night gave me a chance to humanize myself, explaining who I was in my own voice, slaying the caricatures and stereotypes with my own words.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Conservative lawmaker Evair de Melo said Flavio was "gradually introducing himself, including with a great deal of humility, acknowledging some of the mistakes his father may have made. This naturally humanizes his image."
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
The most notable addition to the story is a sequence depicting the Phantom’s humiliating past as part of a freak show—a clever innovation that slightly humanizes this opaque character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
It humanizes the dog a little bit or makes them feel closer to their community, but it's a beautiful story to tell.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
The key to making this work — which is to say making us care — is the performance of Groff, who humanizes Frank’s choices without sentimentalizing his arc.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
And it humanizes them—which is ironic, because they’re already human.”
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
In preclinical studies using humanized mice, the benefits have lasted up to one month, which is the longest period studied so far.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
He is known for developing humanized mouse models that help researchers study human immune and metabolic responses in T1D.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026
Scars and suffering have humanized her image and widened her audience and power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
They are humanized as artists in their own right as opposed to robots in a moneymaking machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
The characters in Stowe’s story, though stereotypical, humanized enslaved Black people for white nineteenth-century readers.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The interview quickly racked up over 1.1 million views in less than 24 hours and was accompanied by a flood of YouTube comments praising Owens for humanizing addiction and bringing hope to a polarized nation.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
He’s done such a good job of humanizing a monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"Your AI text is humanizing," the site claimed, leading to a page where "100% unique text" was locked behind a paywall charging up to $9.99.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
He is particularly interested in humanizing national trends that impact underreported communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Tats joins me at a study carrel as I’m reviewing arguments against humanizing Caliban.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
