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Going into effect on October 10, 1967, the treaty was a legal framework for space law that banned the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, limited military activities on celestial bodies and provided provisions that exploration of space should benefit mankind.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The film’s protagonist may be a pastor, but his journey will feel recognizable, even familiar, to audiences, given mankind’s search for more and better things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, after leaving Google, Hinton publicly argued that advanced AI could pose existential dangers to mankind and that society should treat the risks as urgent.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The black version brings strong Canucks flying skate vibes, which are the highest jersey vibes known to mankind.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The film’s protagonist may be a pastor, but his journey will feel recognizable, even familiar, to audiences, given mankind’s search for more and better things.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2023, after leaving Google, Hinton publicly argued that advanced AI could pose existential dangers to mankind and that society should treat the risks as urgent.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The black version brings strong Canucks flying skate vibes, which are the highest jersey vibes known to mankind.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mankind
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At the podium, Li read out a letter from Xi, which described ancient Greece and China as two civilizations that have shaped humanity’s development from opposite sides of Eurasia.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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What these ancient ruins in Turkey reveal about humanity’s first villages.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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One-third of teens already prefer AI companions over humans for serious conversations, according to a 2025 survey conducted by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that helps families navigate age-appropriate media choices.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mankind. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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