colonize
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Now, SpaceX is planning to price its IPO at $135 a share at a valuation of roughly $1.77 trillion, with ambitions to colonize Mars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
John Ward, one of the wealthiest men in the world, has funded a two-year trip around Titan to determine whether Saturn’s moon would be a good place for humans to colonize.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The study found that diets rich in casein, the primary protein found in milk and cheese, along with wheat gluten, greatly reduced how much cholera bacteria could colonize the gut.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
The discovery could help explain how disease causing microbes manage to colonize medical devices, wounds, and food processing equipment.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
It took three years, but in 1983, Crisafulli found evidence that the first microscopic plants had begun to colonize the lake.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing colonize
Western Europe - Introductory
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