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Recent Examples of hominid
Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
If the researchers can extend their findings to earlier spheroids found in Africa, from the Oldowan stone industry, then the balls could serve as some of the first evidence of hominid intelligence.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
Researchers believe this event was a final trigger in making the Sahara a desert, maybe even driving early hominids out of Africa some 10 to 7 million years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Researchers also identified two tiny fragments of hominid skull as belonging to H. erectus, an ancient human ancestor.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
If the researchers can extend their findings to earlier spheroids found in Africa, from the Oldowan stone industry, then the balls could serve as some of the first evidence of hominid intelligence.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
Noun
The decision to stick around with the hominids proved lucrative.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
Researchers believe this event was a final trigger in making the Sahara a desert, maybe even driving early hominids out of Africa some 10 to 7 million years ago.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Why, for example, have some humanoid robot makers announced overly optimistic deployment targets and boosted production capacity well ahead of specific humanoid robot safety standards, high reliability, decent battery life, or demand for hordes of humanoids?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The institute made this revelation on September 30, as humanoid robots from their startups garnered attention for their ability to work at shipyards and walk on streets.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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The study found that among 528 species of mammals — including humans' closest relative the chimpanzee — females often have the advantage.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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So scientists are still searching for measures of humanlike intelligence that can’t be hacked.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Sep. 2025
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Once upon a time, scholars thought that human evolution was a march of progress in which our forebears evolved in linear fashion from an apelike ancestor to a series of increasingly humanlike forms.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
13 Aug. 2025
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The recall notice states the doors can suddenly close when a person is reaching inside.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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One person familiar with the negotiations told the newspaper that the university was reluctant to directly pay the federal government.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Chimpanzees seemed to accept Goodall as one of their own, and the public was fascinated by both her easy familiarity with the creatures as well as her groundbreaking discoveries that showed just how much chimps are like humans.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whether your child becomes a fantastic creature, a spell-binding witch, or something more run-of-the-mill, their expression of pure imagination is the magic of Halloween.—
Parents Editors,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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An adult man allegedly used falsified documents to enroll in a Minnesota high school and reportedly played on the football team.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The rumblings of a shorter extension have been loud, and McDavid may be more concerned with Edmonton’s ability to put a championship roster around him than becoming the NHL’s first $20 million AAV man.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Benefit amounts vary by state but are generally based on a percentage of an individual's earnings over a recent 52-week period, up to a state maximum amount, according to the Department of Labor.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The fish was a beautiful, rich color and had great flavor, but the pieces were uneven in shape and size, with some of them clearly cut from the center of the fish and some from the thinner ends.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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In every state and eligible territory, SNAP benefits can be used to buy most grocery items, including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, breads, cereals, snack foods, and nonalcoholic drinks like juice, coffee, and bottled water.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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