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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

“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.

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

“Antiquarians had no detailed sense of Egyptian history and civilization, either,” Mr. Stuart suggests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

By the end of the week I’d managed to squeeze into introductory courses in English, American history, music and religion, but I was stuck in a junior-level course on art in Western civilization.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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