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mankind

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Definition of mankind

as in humanity

the human race all of mankind stands to gain if world peace is ever achieved

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Recent Examples of mankind In Christopher Nolan’s adaptation, violations of Zeus’ Law are portrayed as the catalyst for mankind’s downfall. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 The trauma makes Magneto want to destroy mankind once again, and only the X-Men can stop him. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 Cillian Murphy nabbed an Oscar for his haunted performance as the former UC Berkeley professor and physicist whose groundbreaking work led to one of the most frightening, formidable scientific discoveries in all of mankind. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mankind

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Totally ignoring the humanity of both worker and customer is rude, and yet both parties are interested in getting on with whatever the transaction is.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The phenomenon may have a special appeal to youth in the region due to a culture of assembling in public areas, Frederick Luis Aldama, a humanities professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told CNN.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

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Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun’s boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs.

— Chan Ho-Him, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Instead of law enforcement, policing shifts to violent secure against mathematical possibility by acting against living humans now.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

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