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humankind

noun

ˈhyü-mən-ˌkīnd

Definition of humankind

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human beings in general all humankind shares the desire for peace

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the human race perhaps someday humankind will find the key that unlocks the mystery of the universe

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Recent Examples of humankind This spirit of rarefied American invention, fueled by both government investment and private capital, was meant to serve all humankind. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The moon's hold on humankind In Caral, an ancient city in Peru that predates the Egyptian pyramids of Giza, citizens built structures to observe the moon, and not just the sun. — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026 It’s been a long time since Steven Spielberg directed a film as quintessentially Spielbergian as Disclosure Day, which contemplates how humankind might react to proof that extraterrestrial life exists. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 Leo called Monday for a robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for humankind

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The Castro family has been linked, through GAESA chiefly, to a lucrative world of hotels, banks, retail monopolies, foreign-currency businesses, foreign private compounds and offshore accounts.

— Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Hiltz finished seventh in the 1,500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics and fifth in the same race at the 2025 world championships in Tokyo.

— Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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That suggests data centers are a stand-in for anger at Big Tech and AI, which some industry leaders have warned could result in mass unemployment and—in a worst-case scenario—humanity’s extinction.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Both Hathaway and Nyong’o said the film had given depth and humanity to their iconic characters of Penelope and Helen of Troy and gone behind the myth.

— Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 6 July 2026

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