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humankinds

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plural of humankind

as in worlds

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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For the next 90 days, NASA teams will ready the Roman telescope for its five-year mission to study enigmatic phenomena like dark matter while hunting for habitable worlds beyond our solar system.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Observations with Roman’s coronagraph could unveil Jupiter-like planets around nearby stars and will guide the development of NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will target smaller, more Earth-like worlds.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2026

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But in general, even a degree in the humanities and other non-STEM fields tends to result in higher incomes compared with those who never finished college.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Chris McGowan, a lecturer of humanities at Yale, said developing critical thinking skills is essential.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

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For Katwala, the most impressive elements from the Games were the robots playing tennis, seeming to react to the movement of the ball and, in a match featuring robots playing alongside humans in doubles, of their partner, too.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Drier conditions are here to stay, and so is the reality that big reductions to demand are the main way for humans to adapt to that future.

— Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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