civilization
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His words: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
For Christian conservatives such as Vance, Hungary offers a vision of the world in which the United States would be one of a host of North American and European countries promoting a global Christian civilization.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," Trump had written.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“As hundred-year comparators go, that’s apt. But fusion would be like fire” in its watershed effect on civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Naturally, the van Daans had much to tell about the week we’d been away from civilization.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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