colonizing

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He even hailed Britain's role in colonizing North America -- a controversial subject given the atrocities against native people by waves of European conquerors who crossed the Atlantic.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

"So, we are now colonizing that central space, and the bacterium is essentially ridding the body of the tumor."

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

SpaceX is pivoting away from Elon Musk’s dream of colonizing Mars and is instead focusing on something a little closer: settling the moon.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

When those long-awaited aliens finally get around to colonizing Earth, they may be somewhat baffled by the Dolly Parton phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

King George II, ignoring French claims to the Ohio River valley, had given permission for colonizing the area to the Ohio Company, a group of Virginia landowners and London merchants.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen