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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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War casts a dark shadow over humanity’s future—a darkness that cannot easily be erased from the eyes of humankind.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 June 2025
Urban planners and stakeholders must redouble their efforts to embed sustainability and resilience into infrastructure planning over the coming decades, as more of humankind opts to live in cities, according to industry experts participating in a global summit in Abu Dhabi.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Apparently the Entity, aided once again by its human helpmate Gabriel (Esai Morales), is set to annihilate humankind in four days unless Ethan and Ethan alone can disable it.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The three most colossal creatures across land, sea, and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 June 2025
Urban planners and stakeholders must redouble their efforts to embed sustainability and resilience into infrastructure planning over the coming decades, as more of humankind opts to live in cities, according to industry experts participating in a global summit in Abu Dhabi.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Apparently the Entity, aided once again by its human helpmate Gabriel (Esai Morales), is set to annihilate humankind in four days unless Ethan and Ethan alone can disable it.
—Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The three most colossal creatures across land, sea, and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 24 Jun. 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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