colonize

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The discovery that bacteria can colonize surfaces even when their normal swimming machinery fails has important health implications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Mars, the planet he hopes to colonize, was mentioned just twice in a statement announcing that SpaceX had acquired xAI, while the moon got four mentions.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 3, 2026

SpaceX is unlikely to attempt a Mars mission in 2026 after all, according to CEO Elon Musk, marking a setback in his plans to colonize the planet.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Others, such as Elon Musk, talk about producing children as both necessary to offset declining population growth and a flex to colonize the galaxy with one’s descendants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“To China? Didn’t the Japanese once colonize China, leaving a very bad taste in the mouths of the Chinese?”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman