human nature
noun
: the nature of humans
especially
: the fundamental dispositions and traits of humans
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You can't change human nature.
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Through its intense narrative, Squid Game peels back the layers of human nature, revealing uncomfortable truths about survival instincts, group dynamics and moral decision-making.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Science and our human nature that grieves for the loss of this unborn child supports the notion that unborn children are just that — children.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
In the end, dictators tap into something essential in human nature—the deference before a bully.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
At Euphoria Retreat, Hellenic medicine and Taoist spiritually converge in a shared wisdom of the universe and human nature.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Science and our human nature that grieves for the loss of this unborn child supports the notion that unborn children are just that — children.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
In the end, dictators tap into something essential in human nature—the deference before a bully.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
At Euphoria Retreat, Hellenic medicine and Taoist spiritually converge in a shared wisdom of the universe and human nature.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Human nature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20nature. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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