civilization
Example Sentences
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“We’ve learned over and over in human civilization that scholars can move across borders,” Yaghi told the New York Times last year.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026
If, for example, I could pick up a chain saw or an electric drill and have the controls automatically switch to accommodate my dominant left hand, civilization would have made great strides forward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
They describe this figure as conservative and point to research suggesting that the median scientific estimate is greater than one civilization per galaxy at some point during a galaxy's lifetime.
From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026
That includes biological technologies, AI, and some things to do with nanotechnology, but basically any technology that reaches the level where it could be considered a threat to civilization.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
I spent our year in Kilanga thinking of civilization as lying downstream from us, since that was the way the boats went to Banningville.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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