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
Rising temperatures and shifting climate zones would force species out of some areas while opening new habitats elsewhere, triggering faster local extinctions and rapid colonization.
From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026
Both significantly accelerated tumor growth and increased metastatic colonization in independent cell line models.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
When Monroe declared the Americas off limits to “future colonization by any European powers,” the U.S. didn’t really have the means or motive to meddle abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
As the landscape evolved, there must have been a long period of trial and error in which plants attempted the colonization of this high and windswept land.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing colonization
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - Middle School
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