as in person
a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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As officers moved inside, the suspect ran out the back of the building, where other officers stationed along a perimeter took the person into custody, police said.
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Sees another email that says that the person who's going to shut it down is having extramarital affair.
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There’s a lot about wanting to go back in time and change other things in my life.
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Shirilla's relationships with Russo and Flanagan, the crash that took their lives, and the resulting trial that concluded with Shirilla's conviction are all chronicled in The Crash, which premiered on Netflix on May 15.
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Suarez, the Braves’ setup man, and arguably the team’s top offseason acquisition, was an All-Star closer for the Padres the past two seasons.
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Nationally, women receive an average of $1,760 monthly in Social Security, $438 less than the $2,198 men receive on average.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.
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Compelling characters, breathtaking action, beautiful environments, and an array of wondrous alien creatures.
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One of the earliest signs that the new Supergirl will be an uninspired slog is the overload of blobby alien dirtbags, grotesque creatures that look like they were refused admission to the Mos Eisley Cantina in the original Star Wars movie.
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But an Iran agreement that allows those barrels to come back into stockpiles, and actually refilling the inventories, are two separate things.
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Kylee explained that Aven eventually ended things again, citing the damage done to their relationship.
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At Last’s notification to close two sites, the agency worked to find shelter for the residents and most of the 181 individuals have since been rehoused.
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So the last frontier is the individual themselves.
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The fire sign and Krypto are intergalactic beings with great talents for battling evil and adventurous spirits.
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There’s a spirit of exorcism in this approach, an implicit belief that certain loud sounds are more like elemental beings to be summoned than the logical result of wires and inputs.
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“Human being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20being. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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