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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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Maybe the code contains the ingredients and instructions for destroying humankind.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Their depictions of the human face can’t be published due to cultural protocol, but experts say the existence of the artwork is of exceptional value to humankind.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
All the dreams humankind has put on it seem to end before they are realized.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The three most colossal creatures across land, sea and air within that tropical biosphere hold, in their DNA, the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
Their depictions of the human face can’t be published due to cultural protocol, but experts say the existence of the artwork is of exceptional value to humankind.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
All the dreams humankind has put on it seem to end before they are realized.
—Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
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“Humankind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humankind. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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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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