as in person
a member of the human race
we're all human beings, regardless of our differences
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Noun
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Six people on board the plane and another person on the ground died in the crash, officials have said.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025 -
State Farm scheduled an in person inspection, then changed it to a video call.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Watts stars as Iris, a woman who finds her comfortable New York life upended when her friend and mentor Walter (Murray) bequeaths her his Great Dane, Apollo.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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Her family then tries to play matchmaker just as Pia’s ex, Charlie (Fiennes Tiffin), resurfaces in her life.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Musk, the world's richest man, is not beholden to anyone, so there is little danger of him getting bogged down and imprisoned in the Washington culture of politics and quid pro quo.—
Star Parker,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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The training school was a juvenile correctional facility that served boys and men between the ages of 12 and 21.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The guys who are up there on the on the stage just keep us all energized.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Luka being a guy that everybody has claimed is untouchable and untradeable.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2025
Noun
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At once personal yet scientific, richly informative and beautifully written, The Genius of Birds celebrates the triumphs of these surprising and fiercely intelligent creatures.—
Kevin Spencer,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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The medieval text describes estries as witch-like creatures called who suck the blood of their victims.—
Penny Schwartz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This was when things took a turn from par for the rap course to serious allegations with real potential consequences.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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And just when things are finally starting to look up, Jo receives a devastating cancer diagnosis.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also, in 2023 RSV vaccines for older adults and pregnant people were finally approved, and that may have protected more individuals.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
4 Feb. 2025
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Set entirely in Linda’s Manhattan apartment, the film freely and imaginatively recreates that long-ago afternoon and the wonderfully discursive exchange between these two singular individuals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dream, a cosmic being who oversees the domain of dreams.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Plants are ancient migrants, strange beings, with cellular bodies.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Human being.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/human%20being. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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