The culture of the 21st century – on an increasingly _______ scale – is oriented around the practical principles of utility, effectiveness, and impact. Things are good to the extent that they are instrumental, with instrumentality usually defined as the capacity to produce money or things. The worth of anything – an idea, an activity, an artwork, a _______ with another person – is determined _______.

In the alleyways of old Cairo, in its cafes, warehouses and barbershops, framed portraits of Egyptian icons are _______ on fading walls. Kings, presidents, religious and political figures are all _______ as symbols of a glorious past.

An ______________ found that one of the marathon runners had ______________ slowed down in the last two kilometres and after ______________ to the one behind him had let him cross the finish line just one second before he did.

While Curcumin, which is an ______ found in turmeric helps to reduce ______, extremely high doses of it can ______ headache and nausea.

Since chronic stress can ____________ the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to illness and ____________ their overall well-being, healthcare practitioners often recommend mindfulness practices and proper sleep to ____________ these negative effects.

_____________ have to label their _______ posts in order to bring about transparency and _______ the interests of the customers.

The notion of personhood is ____________ on something more than a particular type of genetic material within human beings: it arises only with the larger-scale structural ____________ of that material, which permits capacities like ____________, thought and moral agency.