civilizing
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Heaney was born with a subject he often resisted, and “Digging” turns away from violence to the civilizing necessity of work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Never darken my door again!” he thunders old-fashionedly, as though he’s subconsciously aware that the writers Kirsi Vikman and Jimmy Karlsson are drawing on centuries of love stories about savage men and civilizing women.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
One might guess that the civilizing influence of Boomtown would form the arc of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
The French called this aspect of imperialism “the civilizing mission.”
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Cinna and Portia seem to have a civilizing effect on Haymitch and Effie.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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