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civilization

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


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In that use of the term, the regions populated by Christians unite as one single and powerful civilization.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

Musk hasn’t been shy about aligning his companies to achieve his life’s ambition of building human civilization on Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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," Trump had written.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The more I flipped on, the more I knew: Morgenstern wasn’t writing any children’s book; he was writing a kind of satiric history of his country and the decline of the monarchy in Western civilization.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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