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civilization

[siv-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /


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A University of York study of Mohenjo-daro, the largest city of the Indus civilization, points to the opposite pattern.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

Its roots are more complex, including the Jewish civilization that preceded it and the Christian one that succeeded it, both critical to its historic supremacy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Now lifestyles have become comparable to those in temperate zones, and civilization in the tropical zones need no longer lag behind.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Although AI’s threats to jobs “are very real,” Glenn said he’s more worried about AI’s threat to civilization and people’s quality of living.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Shouldn’t I have been jumping for joy, scrambling down the tree, diving into the water, and swimming back to my own kind to be rescued and taken back to… civilization?

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

From this universal human experience, civilizations arise and cultures are born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

In ancient civilizations as in ours, it was status made manifest.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

For more than a century, the National Museum has preserved a remarkable collection of clay tablets from some of the earliest civilizations in the Middle East.

From Science Daily May 5, 2026

In fact, he concluded, the two civilizations are “so radically different, they’re irreconcilable.”

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

To learn a little about what other kinds of civilizations are possible, we can study history and cultural anthropology.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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