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all humankind shares the desire for peace
perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe
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There is also the classic Cronenberg archetype: the technology guru who hard-sells scientific progress as humankind’s salvation but is in fact consumed by his own greedy messianism.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The holiday season is a busy time for humankind’s sun-surfing spacecraft.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Harming, in part or in whole, any group is a grave and unsalvageable loss for all humankind.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence is now busy tackling some of the biggest problems to face humankind: Speeding up drug design, tackling cancer detection, and finding solutions to climate change.
—David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The holiday season is a busy time for humankind’s sun-surfing spacecraft.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Harming, in part or in whole, any group is a grave and unsalvageable loss for all humankind.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence is now busy tackling some of the biggest problems to face humankind: Speeding up drug design, tackling cancer detection, and finding solutions to climate change.
—David Nield, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd 
ˈyü-
Medical Definition
humankind
noun
hu·man·kind
ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd
ˈyü
ˈyü
: the human race
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