mankind

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In short, it is unlikely that the global powers will suspend their rivalries in order to concentrate on the existential risks to mankind.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

The concept, as described by the organization: “to create the definitive scientific, cultural and sporting movement that safely evolves mankind into a new superhumanity.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“Technology, AI, is supposed to support mankind, it is supposed to help mankind, it is supposed to advance mankind. Not end it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It was mankind seen through the eyes of a zoologist - not an anthropologist.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

A great wall which the gods built out of Ymir’s eyebrows defended the place where mankind was to live.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton