civilization
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An Austrian archduke’s visit to Sarajevo in 1914 triggered the war that nearly destroyed European civilization.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Five days after I received the message about Pete Heseth, I returned to civilization to find that very little had changed in my absence.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
Against the backdrop of the Acropolis, he argued the ancient Athenians defined the core of Western civilization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
It’s bleak slapstick about how audiences should react to the end of civilization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
I have no idea where I am and how to get back to civilization.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
Packard-Grams has long been fascinated by the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, and by the countless works of literature, philosophy, and science that disappeared before scribes could make surviving copies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The rise and fall of AI agent civilizations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The questions that define civilizations don’t always announce themselves cleanly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.
From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026
The author must understand from firsthand experience a range of human societies, from hunter-gatherer societies to modern space-age civilizations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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