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civilization

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


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For Christian conservatives such as Vance, Hungary offers a vision of the world in which the United States would be one of a host of North American and European countries promoting a global Christian civilization.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

“I do not support the destruction of a ‘whole civilization.’

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," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“City” is meant to outlast civilization, like the sandworms of “Dune.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

At the same time that Mayan civilization was developing, the Olmecs, sometimes called Mexico’s “Mother Culture,” flourished in the Valley of Mexico.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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