colonized

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It took millions of years before primates colonized the tropics, the study shows.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Before Europeans colonized North America, bald eagles were pretty much everywhere there was a river, lake, or stream large enough to support sizable fish.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

At the store’s fine-dining venue Maison Passerelle, which opened in April last year, Gourdet places Haitian flavors alongside those of Vietnam, Morocco and other places formerly colonized by France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The modern Maori are descendants of Polynesian farmers who colonized New Zealand around A.D.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond