as in mankind
the human race how far into the outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go?

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Noun
  • The unlikely pair must race against the clock to save all of humanity after tomb hunters unwittingly set loose a 3,000-year-old vengeful reincarnation of an Egyptian priest.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • And that is where humanity will most feel the impact of AI.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Voila, the cost and effort by humans drop to nothing.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • If humans don’t intervene, everything finds its place.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
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“Homo sapiens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Homo%20sapiens. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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