colonization
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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
Both significantly accelerated tumor growth and increased metastatic colonization in independent cell line models.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
Three centuries of Danish colonization has spurred a range of resentments between the island’s Inuit residents and faraway Copenhagen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
The Virgen de Guadalupe is a symbol of Mexican resistance but also one of colonization and the Catholic Church.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
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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