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colonize

[kol-uh-nahyz] / ˈkɒl əˌnaɪz /


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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

These "whale fall" sites create temporary but rich ecosystems where microbes quickly colonize and flourish.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The discovery that bacteria can colonize surfaces even when their normal swimming machinery fails has important health implications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The company is expected to raise tens of billions of dollars in an offering to finance plans to launch data centers in space and colonize the moon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Large plants and animals did not colonize the land until the last 10 percent of Earth history.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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