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dehumanized

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The press corps has a job to do, but observers say its presence and callous pursuit of images that will sell can make immigrants feel dehumanized.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

There's such a complicated relationship between Black America, loving this country, and being so dehumanized through time.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

“And the hostages have been dehumanized every day since. But that cannot be a license to dehumanize others.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

He wasn’t looking at her, wasn’t focused on her, had dehumanized her in his mind and was treating her as less than a service worker should treat their customer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

“People as far on the fringes as you can get, completely dehumanized by ‘normal’ society.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz