civilization
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A real strike on civilization as we know it occurred in Silicon Valley, where a new AI super-brain was locked up because it’s too powerful — and unpredictable.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
His words: “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
In that use of the term, the regions populated by Christians unite as one single and powerful civilization.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Musk hasn’t been shy about aligning his companies to achieve his life’s ambition of building human civilization on Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
“We are turning our backs upon the fairest dream of civilization and are about to consign it to the dust,” Barrows read.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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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