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
“You want to wake up in the morning and think the future is going to be great—and that’s what being a space-faring civilization is all about,” Musk said in the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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
“We are turning our backs upon the fairest dream of civilization and are about to consign it to the dust,” Barrows read.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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