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mankind has vs mankind have

Both 'mankind has' and 'mankind have' are used, but 'mankind has' is more commonly accepted. 'Mankind' is often treated as a singular noun, so it is more common to use 'has' with it. However, in British English, 'mankind have' can also be found.

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mankind has

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

When using 'mankind' as a collective singular noun, it is appropriate to use 'has' as the verb.

Examples:

Mankind has made great progress in science and technology.
The history of mankind has been marked by significant events.

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Designed to right the wrongs that mankind has heaped upon our environment.
These are questions that mankind has always struggled with.
VX nerve agente is the deadliest material mankind has ever devised.
More knowledge than what mankind has learned Since the beginning of time is locked inside Kim.
The finest genetic material mankind has to offer.
As mankind has spread out over all the lands that make up our home in the universe, areas of extreme cold hold a special fascination.
Olympus is the ideal government that mankind has search for ages.
Ted, since the dawn of time, mankind has struggled...
They say mankind has touched every star in the sky.
Now, for years mankind has argued over the differences between men and women.
That is the same wind that mankind has listened to for centuries.
In less than a century, mankind has changed the world beyond recognition, and certainly not only for the good.
You are on the front line of the biggest battle mankind has ever fought, Captain
It is because mankind has denied intelligence, the unique glory of our species:
Mankind has a surprising proclivity for sacrifice.
And that's what's happened. Mankind has transported these eggs all the way around the world, and these insects have infested over 100 countries, and there's now 2.5 billion people living in countries where this mosquito resides.
For centuries, mankind has always been divided...
The final mission to save mankind has failed.
I mean, omelette stations are the greatest thing mankind has ever invented.
A time where mankind has been replaced by womankind.

Alternatives:

Humanity has
The human race has
People have

mankind have

This phrase is less common but can be found in British English.

In British English, 'mankind' can be treated as a plural noun, allowing for the use of 'have' as the verb.

Examples:

Mankind have always strived for a better future.
The achievements of mankind have been remarkable.

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I am sorry to have to say that never in the history of mankind have drugs been as easily obtainable as they now are.
The Earth along with mankind have come to an end.
My brothers at long, long last, the mankind have returned.
"Nature's punishment for the cruelty mankind have inflected upon the Earth," that's what she said.
Do you realize how many great advancements of mankind have been tied to speed?
And so we are bringing about awareness, that as mankind we have to peacefully coexist.
In the interests of mankind we have a responsibility to keep searching for the right answers.
Its mysteries have baffled mankind for centuries.
So that the envy of all mankind will have to go away with me.
By the time you find him, mankind will have reached the moon.
To get to Mars and beyond... mankind will have to harness gravity's energy... just like we always do when we're seeking thrills to the extreme.
It is definitely the case that nowadays mankind would have been worse off and more strife-torn without the discoveries made by Mendel, followed by those of Morgan, Crick and Watson.
You have served mankind by killing Mac Junko.
Through the millennia, under the unseeing eyes of mankind, we have done battle.
Through the millennia, under the unseeing eyes of mankind, we have done battle.
Even though mankind seems to have made great progress, In the human heart, deep within, there hasn't been much change.
I'm afraid mankind won't have time to take advantage of your good deed.
Many weapons have mankind smithed, but the sharpest of them all is the book.
For the best part of the history of mankind, we have had to make our tools from wood, metal and stone.
It's a little known fact that several of mankind's greatest inventions have started out as drawings in the sand on a beach.

Alternatives:

Humanity have
The human race have
People have

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