human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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Call it human nature or call it hockey nature, but the New York Rangers’ 2-1 Game 2 home win in overtime Friday night to tie the NHL Eastern Conference finals was predictable because so is this:
Desperation brings out the fight in you.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 25 May 2024
At nearly three hours, the anthology film was divisive: Some hailed its scabrous take on human nature as brilliant, and others derided it as bloated.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 May 2024
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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