civilization
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A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it’s too powerful — and unpredictable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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,” he wrote.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
She tries to concentrate on Ernest Shackleton and the men clawing their way to civilization, and she tries to give in to the fatigue that pulls her toward sleep.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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