civilization
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If he can survive the end of civilization, surely he can withstand a stressed-out ER doc?
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
“Ever since the dawn of civilization, people have not been content to see events as unconnected and inexplicable,” writes Stephen Hawking.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
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
I admired the graceful gold-and-pink rose pattern on the translucent bone china and figured that some of the trappings of civilization weren’t so bad after all.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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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