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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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These landers achieved humankind’s first two successful soft landings of operational and functioning spacecraft on the surface of another planet.
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Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet, near-Earth asteroids are also widely regarded as one of the most significant existential threats facing humankind.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Lanthimos’ skepticism of humankind’s capacity to evolve is a welcome comfort, as always, in our politically miserable era.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Few forces known to humankind can put eyes on screens like the NFL does.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Yet, near-Earth asteroids are also widely regarded as one of the most significant existential threats facing humankind.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Lanthimos’ skepticism of humankind’s capacity to evolve is a welcome comfort, as always, in our politically miserable era.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Few forces known to humankind can put eyes on screens like the NFL does.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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