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inhumanity

[in-hyoo-man-i-tee, -yoo-] / ˌɪn hyuˈmæn ɪ ti, -yu- /


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As the foundation’s president, Elizabeth Alexander, puts it: “We support artists, scholars, and thinkers,” both inside and outside prison, “who are countering the inhumanity of incarceration and the broader criminal legal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The heads of more than 20 aid agencies have called on world leaders to act, saying "the inhumanity of the situation in Gaza is unconscionable" and calling for "urgent intervention".

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

But it’s still a cold statement on inhumanity when Justine flees into a convenience store for safety, only for the clerk to order her back outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

That adds extra freight to his reminder that Katrina’s tragedy was entirely manmade — a whirlpool of failed levees, systems and common bloodthirsty inhumanity.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Please try to remember that what they believe, as well as what they do and cause you to endure, does not testify to your inferiority but to their inhumanity and fear.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin