colonizing
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Those include colonizing Mars, putting more than 1 million satellites in orbit and putting mass drivers on the moon.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Because wolves are not capable of naturally colonizing such an island across open sea, researchers believe humans must have brought the animals there, likely by boat.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
It will need that money and multiples more to achieve Mr. Musk’s ambition of colonizing Mars and mining asteroids.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
At this point in his public arc, his affinity for the material is more like a colonizing claim.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 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
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