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Recent Examples of humankind
It’s been a long time since Steven Spielberg directed a film as quintessentially Spielbergian as Disclosure Day, which contemplates how humankind might react to proof that extraterrestrial life exists.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
The shuttle, while fantastically advanced, would never be the vehicle to help humankind slip all of our surly bonds, so to speak.
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Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
The moon's hold on humankind In Caral, an ancient city in Peru that predates the Egyptian pyramids of Giza, citizens built structures to observe the moon, and not just the sun.
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Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Leo called Monday for a robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
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Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
The shuttle, while fantastically advanced, would never be the vehicle to help humankind slip all of our surly bonds, so to speak.
—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
The moon's hold on humankind In Caral, an ancient city in Peru that predates the Egyptian pyramids of Giza, citizens built structures to observe the moon, and not just the sun.
—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
Leo called Monday for a robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humankind
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The Castro family has been linked, through GAESA chiefly, to a lucrative world of hotels, banks, retail monopolies, foreign-currency businesses, foreign private compounds and offshore accounts.
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Hiltz finished seventh in the 1,500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics and fifth in the same race at the 2025 world championships in Tokyo.
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Another one is peace and hope for all mankind still the goal?
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But sometimes God can feel far off, hidden, or even uninterested in mankind.
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In a related trend, there’s been a surge in adding philosophers and humanities graduates to AI teams, also to keep the technology within the bounds of human needs.
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The result is an endless technological arms race humanity seems destined to lose.
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humankind. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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