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humanities

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plural of humanity

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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 academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don’t study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Carnegie Mellon is known for its work in advanced computing, engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence, but also for its focus on humanities, particularly drama, and interdisciplinary research. — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026 The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don't study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Now that using the tech is based on natural language, context, intent, and critical thinking, humanities majors who have mastered those skills will be more valuable. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026 One of them is the culture of the humanities, and these idiots don’t know what the second law of thermodynamics are. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 The renovations come three years after the university looked to consolidate 18 humanities majors in response to low enrollment and a budget deficit. — Erin Glynn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Sep. 2026 Colleges are cutting costs by eliminating humanities departments. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan is a photographer of portraiture and performance in the arts and humanities. — Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Feeling her way through unfamiliar worlds has been something of a lifelong predicament and opportunity for Choi.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
There still exists in him the hope for a return to his idealistic notion of the box being a portal for dimensional advancement, where diseases could be cured, peace could be achieved, and a techno-utopia might be possible across all worlds.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

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Most notably, some leading Chinese thinkers believe robotics could be the key to unlocking artificial general intelligence—systems capable of performing as well as or better than humans across most tasks.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
There are many things humans do that are difficult to imagine any machine improving upon, but driving is not one of them.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of humans

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Even more consequentially, some jihadi groups turned Muslim publics against them by mistreating Muslim civilians.

— Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Energy buyers in Asia and Europe, the US military, Arab publics, global investors, universities, football, and mediation partners from Tehran to the Taliban all came to want Qatar functioning, each for their own reason.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of publics

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Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Fortunately for us mere mortals, goddess braids are very much an earthly delight.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of mortals

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As a result, #NiUnaMenos, a feminist group that originated in Argentina and whose aim is to combat complacency in societies that experience femicides, has taken root in Mexico.

— Daniel Peña, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
But whereas those two societies turned toward greater openness in the following decades, China is heading down an increasingly ethnocentric path.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of societies

Noun

There are so many people out there, such as myself, that really value those skills and are looking to work with folks like you.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Then in the meantime, a lot of the private equity folks are coming in to fill in the void, or different types of buyers are participating in this space and are building their own platforms.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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