civilization
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If he can survive the end of civilization, surely he can withstand a stressed-out ER doc?
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
This new human civilization we’re building here and now: “Will it be human, and will be civilized?” he asks.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Or maybe a faraway civilization wants to communicate and can build detectable technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Coined in the 1960s by a Soviet astronomer, the futurist term refers to a civilization able to use all of the energy from its home system's star.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
I know how far it is back to civilization, if you could even call it civilization anymore.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing civilization
We the People: Civ
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Mesopotamia - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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