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inhumane

[in-hyoo-meyn, -yoo-] / ˌɪn hyuˈmeɪn, -yu- /


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He added that the WHO's view was that to keep people on board the ship during the quarantine period "would have been inhumane, and unnecessary".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Hernandez is a longtime opponent of 41.18, calling it ineffective and inhumane.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai, those workers said they wanted to avoid AI being used “in inhumane or extremely harmful ways,” such as for lethal weapons or mass surveillance.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

One point that Trump officials, lawmakers and advocates for Afghan allies agree on: Keeping Afghans trapped in Camp As Sayliyah in perpetuity is inhumane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The overwhelming dislike for the Pahlavi dynasty gave birth to the Iranian Revolution, and by then my parents were also fed up with the regime's inhumane tactics.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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