as in kindness
sympathetic concern for the well-being of others
with more humaneness than good sense, I decided to take in yet another stray cat
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All of us are invited to choose to become better human beings and to show up at work and in the world with increasing love, kindness, courage and forgiveness.
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That instinct to lean into life with curiosity, optimism, and kindness is, perhaps, America's greatest attraction.
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These poems acknowledge pain, but identify tenderness in the darker corners of life.
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Many meatball recipes bind the mixture and add tenderness with eggs and breadcrumbs or bread soaked in milk.
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“Humaneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humaneness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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