colonized

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It took millions of years before primates colonized the tropics, the study shows.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

Before Europeans colonized North America, bald eagles were pretty much everywhere there was a river, lake, or stream large enough to support sizable fish.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

First colonized by Scandinavian missionaries in 1721, and ruled by Denmark alone from 1814, Greenland was isolated from the world during the age of empire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Europeans who colonized the Americas came from their own rich, ancient cultures.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz