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colonization

[kahl-uhn-iz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-] / ˌkɑl ən ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪz- /


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A good share are actively planning for Mars colonization.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

While NASA’s goal is to establish more of an outpost dedicated to expanding the reach of the U.S., others are planning something straight out of the works of Andy Weir or Robert Heinlein: colonization.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

In 1823, President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off limits to European colonization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

U.S. intervention in the region dates back 200 years, when President James Monroe declared Latin America off limits to European colonization and began a campaign to establish the U.S. as a hemispheric power.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Eventually a second-generation mission of exploration and colonization would take off toward stars where no one had yet been.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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