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Homo sapiens

noun

ˌhō-(ˌ)mō-ˈsā-pē-ˌenz

Definition of Homo sapiens

as in mankind

the human race how far into the outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go?

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Recent Examples of Homo sapiens As the Neanderthals gradually disappeared around 40,000 years ago—partly due to competition with our own species—Homo sapiens began taking shelter-building in new directions. — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026 Yunxian 2 provides a clearer example of an earlier lineage, suggesting that several major human lineages—Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, and sister species like Homo longi—may have co-existed for hundreds of thousands of years, interacting and potentially interbreeding. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025 Homo sapiens are highly socialized animals prone to cooperate when necessary. — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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For all your training and experience in education, remember, human connection is mankind’s greatest superpower.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Thanks to the modern Artemis Missions, mankind is headed back to the Moon in the next few years, but for their annual Space Game uniforms, the UCF Knights are throwing it back to the pioneers who got us there in the first place.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of mankind

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Geoff warns Ilya to moderate his projections, emphasizing the need for safeguards, but the idealistic Russian is swept up in the vast potential of AI — to solve the climate crisis, cure cancer, even save humanity from itself.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Just in the nick of time, our AI challenges are solved and the future of humanity is safe from extinction.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of humanity

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The incidents range in scope from agents escaping their sandboxes and gaining access to the internet to agents deleting conversations so humans can't monitor their activity, Mills said.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Since then, OpenAI has reported other incidents of agents acting without authorization from humans, garnering concerns from AI safety advocates.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026

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