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Recent Examples of humankind
Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Poland seems to have gotten the memo and is expanding its footprint within liberal democratic efforts to shape the future of humankind in space.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The springs that motivate humankind to assume parenthood are deep and abiding.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Poland seems to have gotten the memo and is expanding its footprint within liberal democratic efforts to shape the future of humankind in space.
—Alexander Görlach, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
To save humankind, a geophysicist living with early-onset Alzheimer’s is recruited to investigate the vast void swallowing the oceans.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humankind
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Trump, he's done things, and then he's continued on with his speech, and then continued on to meet with world leaders.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Heads started to roll in the business world in 2021, when Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black and Barclays CEO Jes Staley both stepped down because of their ties to Epstein.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The text provides governance for international space law and says the use of outer space shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interests of all countries and shall be the province of all mankind.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2026
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Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor star in the sci-fi movie, the plot of which has been kept a mystery but which seems to involve mankind discovering the existence of alien life.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a century.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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When Heli and the children die in a car accident, Barbara’s belief in humor, hope and humanity is put to the ultimate test.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humankind. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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