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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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Studies are beginning to corroborate anecdotes, for example, that DMT could treat cluster headaches, one of the most painful conditions known to humankind.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel left his wealth to create a prize that rewards discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
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Altman expects that his technology will fix the climate, help humankind establish space colonies, and discover all of physics.
—David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Though well intentioned, Damian is pompous, consoling Martha while lecturing her on how humankind’s inability to curb its carbon footprint has made global warming unstoppable — and ecological catastrophe unavoidable.
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Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel left his wealth to create a prize that rewards discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.
—Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Altman expects that his technology will fix the climate, help humankind establish space colonies, and discover all of physics.
—David Karpf, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Though well intentioned, Damian is pompous, consoling Martha while lecturing her on how humankind’s inability to curb its carbon footprint has made global warming unstoppable — and ecological catastrophe unavoidable.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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