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humankind

noun as in the human race

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The US leader, who is absent from the gathering in the Amazonian city of Belém, was called a liar for his rejection of climate science and "against humankind" for his rollback of key climate policies.

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After a signal from space changes the world in a significant way, she must save humankind from happiness.

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Teddy has a couple theories — the climate is poisoned, the workers are scrambled — which also apply to humankind.

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But, as Mr. Plemons’s Teddy observes, humankind seems to be undergoing its own, independent collapse.

"During almost all of humankind's history, living standards did not change noticeably from generation to generation. Economic growth was, on average, zero, and stagnation was the norm," Hassler said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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