civilization
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"It's a wake-up call for the whole of civilisation", to "be rational when we use these tools".
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Pope Leo has been a staunch critic of the war, calling Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilisation "unacceptable" and calling for him to find an "off-ramp" to end the conflict.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Austin Scott, Republican congressman from Georgia and senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, strongly criticised Trump's threats about a civilisation dying.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Joe Bennett told a conference at the McCain Institute on Thursday that the international community must treat their case as "a problem for the Western civilisation and the globe".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Indeed, all that happened as Roman power retreated from western and northern Europe was that its civilisation relocated to Constantinople, which continued to be a place of cultural magnificence for hundreds of years.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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