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humanization

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[hyoo-muhn-iz-ay-shuhn, hyoo-muhn-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌhju mən ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, ˌhju mən aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of making or becoming humane or human.


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Bold flavors and pet humanization are also focus areas, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The latter is a novel that should have been marketed as a cut-and-dried narco thriller but was instead positioned as an overdue humanization of the undocumented experience at the Mexican border.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2025

“It’s sad to say, but there is still this level of humanization that we need.”

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2022

"We believe firmly that the Security Council sanctions apparatus requires a strong dose of humanization."

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2022

What we should rather marvel at is the healing and bountiful operation of Nature, whereby the laying firm hold on one real element in our humanization has had for France results so beneficent.

From Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold by Johnson, William Savage

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