human contact
noun
: interaction with other people
She joined a book club to get a little human contact while the kids were in school.
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Nobody could accuse Domenjó of a lack of human contact.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Investigating the health of these populations thus held crucial value in understanding how climate change alone might be impacting them, independent of heavy human contact.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most powerful expression of this resilience strategy is how their coffeehouses are becoming rallying points for connection by offering something deceptively simple—coffee, a safe space, and human contact—at the very moment communities need it most.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The team has doubled down on human contact and personal care at a time when automation and artificial intelligence have dominated service models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Investigating the health of these populations thus held crucial value in understanding how climate change alone might be impacting them, independent of heavy human contact.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the most powerful expression of this resilience strategy is how their coffeehouses are becoming rallying points for connection by offering something deceptively simple—coffee, a safe space, and human contact—at the very moment communities need it most.
—Simon Mainwaring, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The team has doubled down on human contact and personal care at a time when automation and artificial intelligence have dominated service models.
—William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
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“Human contact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20contact. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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