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Recent Examples of humanity Technology should amplify the best of technology and the best of humanity. ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025 This essay is adapted from Jonathan Zittrain’s forthcoming book on humanity simultaneously gaining power and losing control. Jonathan L. Zittrain, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025 For a moment, Lalo Schifrin’s irresistible theme is a distant memory, and the fate of humanity really does seem to rest on the shoulders of the most unreachable man on the planet. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 May 2025 The researchers concluded that poor maternal health is humanity’s largest contributor to disease. Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for humanity
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Noun
  • There are multiple elevators within the two-story world and rest of the park for any guest, but particularly guests with wheelchairs or other mobility needs.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • As its nickname suggests, DMT’s effects are a bit like a dream: As vivid as its reality feels in the moment, for many users its sensations fade upon returning to the material world.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • By Carol McCloud, Illustrated by David Messing Summary: This book explains clearly and simply how everyone has an invisible bucket that can be filled through small acts of kindness or emptied by acts of thoughtlessness or cruelty.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Among the many points for assessing happiness around the world, like sharing meals with others and family bonds, researchers for the 2025 World Happiness Report looked closely at acts of kindness.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • That’s encouraging for people who are newer to resistance training or are concerned about injuring themselves in the gym, McDowell said.
    Julia Ries, Health, 22 May 2025
  • Several people sent the couple their condolences in the comment section.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Back home, Ramaphosa briefly enjoyed a wave of sympathy for remaining composed during what was the latest ambush of a foreign leader at the Oval Office.
    Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
  • Fitting with a broader pattern of Gazans being seen as undeserving of sympathy, our survey found that more than a third of Israelis believe that more than 90% of Palestinians in Gaza support Hamas.
    Carlo Koos, The Conversation, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 1 June 2025
  • Just support it with a seamless transfer to a human if needed.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Neither the writer-director — whose influences here include Mike Leigh, Ken Loach and Gus Van Sant — nor lead Frank Dillane, who acts with a nervy volatility offset by insouciant charm and humor, courts our sympathies, even as the film shows unquestionable compassion.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
  • What makes the company stand out, according to its owners, is a blend of artistry, technology and sense of compassion in the grieving process.
    Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Leadership wisdom is a combination of head, hunch and heart.
    Gregory Stebbins, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • These young people offer me their time and their hearts on some level.
    Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025

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“Humanity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanity. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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