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human being

noun

any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.
a person, especially as distinguished from other animals or as representing the human species.
living conditions not fit for human beings; a very generous human being.

human being

noun

a member of any of the races of Homo sapiens; person; man, woman, or child

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Word History and Origins

Origin of human being¹

First recorded in 1855–60

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“Meeting these people gives it a chance to understand that not all human beings are idiots.”

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“�� they want to do is shut us up and not to be able to expose what’s happening to the human beings that are impacted by this,” she said.

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Strangely — or maybe not so strangely — at the same time that the U.S. is deporting such “despicable human beings,” it’s demanding the extradition of others, including dozens of Mexicans.

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"I wasn't treated even remotely near a vulnerable human being. I was quite vulnerable because there I was, on my own, newly widowed."

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If it feels gross to treat human beings like a math problem, that's because it is.

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