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civilization

[siv-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌsɪv ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /


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There’s an alternate universe where Taylor Tomlinson is a young adult fantasy author holed up in a cabin miles from civilization.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

We already know that a super-eruption on this scale would be a threat civilization as we know it.

From Science Daily Sep. 22, 2026

I met the owner, Ada Tourtsakis, at her yurt on the outer edge of Sedona’s civilization.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

Simmering worries that the technology could wipe out civilization and launch cyberattacks reached a boil at the office and around the dinner table—and prompted AI leaders to call for more regulation of the technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

I spent our year in Kilanga thinking of civilization as lying downstream from us, since that was the way the boats went to Banningville.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The rise and fall of AI agent civilizations.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

New research now suggests that higher radio frequencies could offer another valuable place to search for technological signals from distant civilizations.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

From this universal human experience, civilizations arise and cultures are born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Either one of these things is dangerous, but in combination they have the potential to destroy entire civilizations.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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