the human condition
noun
: part of being a person
The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition.
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Not as long as greed exists as part of the human condition.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Drug discovery, desalinization technology, and the development of artificial intelligence were all innovations that both challenged the limits of the human condition and served the nation’s strategic interests and therefore required its best minds.
—Trysh Travis / Made By History, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
Not as long as greed exists as part of the human condition.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The group will discuss ways everyone can stand against hate, how to have difficult conversations and how to separate political statements from support of the human condition.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the human condition
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“The human condition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20human%20condition. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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