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all humankind shares the desire for peace
perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe
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Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
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Poland seems to have gotten the memo and is expanding its footprint within liberal democratic efforts to shape the future of humankind in space.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Poland seems to have gotten the memo and is expanding its footprint within liberal democratic efforts to shape the future of humankind in space.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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