civilization
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Even 2001’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” eventually reveals itself as a kind of inverted first-contact story, with humanity becoming the vanished civilization studied by synthetic descendants of the machines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
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
The researchers emphasize that the study does not predict a sudden collapse of civilization.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
But that wasn’t going to pay for civilization on another planet, so Musk went exploring for other spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Roz waded through the mid-ocean shallows until the road sloped downward and she descended beneath the surface, where she found more signs of civilization.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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