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The moon's hold on humankind In Caral, an ancient city in Peru that predates the Egyptian pyramids of Giza, citizens built structures to observe the moon, and not just the sun.
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Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Leo called Monday for a robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The room and exhibition were rooted in vibrant yellow and orange hues, reflective of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, believed to be the birthplace of modern humankind.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The data actually paints a surprisingly hopeful picture of humankind, proving that our baseline is a profound desire to understand the world and help each other.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Leo called Monday for a robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
The room and exhibition were rooted in vibrant yellow and orange hues, reflective of the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, believed to be the birthplace of modern humankind.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
The data actually paints a surprisingly hopeful picture of humankind, proving that our baseline is a profound desire to understand the world and help each other.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humankind
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The outside world was almost a year into the COVID pandemic, and my inner world had gone dark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Our model gives each of Brazil, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Portugal, France, England and world champions Argentina at least a 95 per chance of reaching the knockout phase.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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Reaching out hands to help the suffering, Didi and Gogo go down themselves—all mankind a wriggling heap.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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In this movie that is the key message, and sincere hope for mankind.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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What is in danger is that this will strip away the soul, the raw humanity actors like Jim Handy brough to each role and replace it with flat, generalized platitudes.—
Carl Kurlander,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Interestingly, Ball speculated that some people concerned that AI poses existential risks to humanity, including perhaps the AI safety-minded employees at Anthropic itself, might welcome the government’s decision.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humankind. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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