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humanities

noun

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plural of humanity

as in worlds

human beings in general all humanity can learn from this tragedy

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the human race in Greek mythology, the gods display many of the weaknesses of humanity, such as jealousy, foolishness, and greed

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Recent Examples of humanities The nonprofits that sued over DOGE’s cuts to their funding are celebrating the ruling, saying the court affirmed the importance of humanities research in a democratic society. —

Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 May 2026 Rather than steering young people exclusively toward high-paying technical fields like computer science, a growing number are emphasizing the long-term value of skills often associated with a humanities or liberal arts education. —

Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 May 2026 This was a period when literary critics had real power and were devising new ways of reading—focused on the fluidity of language and the instability of textual meaning—that reshaped the humanities and social sciences. —

Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation. —

Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 Brady teaches peace studies, world cultures, anthropology, world religions and the STEM/humanities capstone. —

Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Fellows are divided into creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. —

Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown chair in humanities and professor of history at Rice University, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026 Majors in the arts and humanities—such as fine arts and performing arts—continue to attract significant numbers of students but tend to lead to lower initial salaries after graduation. —

Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026

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Although the population size seems to be stable, threats from climate change — rising ocean levels surrounding small islands — and from the ongoing loss of their habitat to human development will take a toll on their already fragile island worlds over the coming decades.

— Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
The tinted eye cream makes the clever case for best of both worlds.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 7 May 2026