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civilization

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


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Depending on who investors read, the SpaceX IPO will either end Western civilization while ruining working-class retirement funds or usher in an AI-enabled global utopia, generating trillions in profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The researchers emphasize that the study does not predict a sudden collapse of civilization.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

But that wasn’t going to pay for civilization on another planet, so Musk went exploring for other spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

If he can survive the end of civilization, surely he can withstand a stressed-out ER doc?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Shouldn’t I have been jumping for joy, scrambling down the tree, diving into the water, and swimming back to my own kind to be rescued and taken back to… civilization?

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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