civilization
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I mean, a few humans might continue living at the end of a nuclear war, but civilization would be over.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
They know that a full-out nuclear war would end civilization, so the risk isn’t so much a purposeful sneak attack by one country against one or two of the others, it’s a miscalculation.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2026
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 end of civilization as we know it.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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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