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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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The Ancient Origins of Dice Gambling is one of humankind’s oldest activities.
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So this is a taste of the normal of the future unless we, humankind, get to work and address it.
—ABC News, 23 June 2024
Applause – clapping your hands to signify approval – is an ancient, nearly universal custom, almost as old as humankind.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 13 June 2024
Meanwhile, The Comet, an apocalyptic tale written in 1920, concerns a Black man and a White woman in New York City who emerge as the only survivors after a comet strike has wiped out humankind.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
So this is a taste of the normal of the future unless we, humankind, get to work and address it.
—ABC News, 23 June 2024
Applause – clapping your hands to signify approval – is an ancient, nearly universal custom, almost as old as humankind.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 13 June 2024
Meanwhile, The Comet, an apocalyptic tale written in 1920, concerns a Black man and a White woman in New York City who emerge as the only survivors after a comet strike has wiped out humankind.
—Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2024
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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