colonizing
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SpaceX has big dreams, including colonizing Mars, operating orbital data centers and putting a mass driver on the moon that would make it easier to put satellites in orbit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 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
SpaceX has already sparked a nascent space economy, and Musk has a long-term vision of a multiplanetary future that includes AI data centers in orbit and colonizing Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
At this point in his public arc, his affinity for the material is more like a colonizing claim.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Why did Austronesian people, stemming ultimately from mainland China, colonize Java and the rest of Indonesia and replace the original inhabitants there, instead of Indonesians colonizing China and replacing the Chinese?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
