mankind

as in humanity
the human race all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved

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Noun
  • And listing this doesn’t capture the sheer violation of humanity: ripping babies away from their mothers, damaging trans kids by denying them access to medical care, and abetting food apartheid by working to eliminate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
    Michael Pfleger, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
  • But already that sense—of their humanity, of our gratitude—has faded.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 28 June 2025
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  • Voila, the cost and effort by humans drop to nothing.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • If humans don’t intervene, everything finds its place.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
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“Mankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mankind. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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