civilization
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Depending on who investors read, the SpaceX IPO will either end Western civilization while ruining working-class retirement funds or usher in an AI-enabled global utopia, generating trillions in profits.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
With Dataland, Refik and Erkılıç have constructed a conceptual defense against contemporary cultural anxieties, rejecting the narrative of machine versus human to reframe artificial intelligence as a mirror reflecting civilization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For centuries, Western civilization built an architecture to answer that question.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The researchers emphasize that the study does not predict a sudden collapse of civilization.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“This is an offense directed at our very existence,” the prosecutor said of Abel’s mission in America, “and through us at the free world and civilization itself.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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