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civilization

[siv-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /


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The city, an oasis of civilization in the Arizona desert, is set to be the base camp for "Team Melli" when the world's biggest sporting spectacle opens in the US, Mexico and Canada next month.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

This new human civilization we’re building here and now: “Will it be human, and will be civilized?” he asks.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

As Ms. Johnson’s superb research reveals, little in the civilization of mid-19th-century New York was left unexplored by Church.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Just like a civilization that had taken peace for granted, the Great Depression revealed the fragility of the entire economic system.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

To many Germans, it was a struggle to save civilization.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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