colonize
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These included quotes by Fanon, a philosopher who wrote extensively about the ways in which colonized people adopt the mindsets of their oppressors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
In the mouse experiment, none of the human Roseburia species permanently colonized the animals' guts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Before Europeans colonized North America, bald eagles were pretty much everywhere there was a river, lake, or stream large enough to support sizable fish.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
It accounts for more than 200,000 jobs and has colonized entire neighborhoods.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
The modern Maori are descendants of Polynesian farmers who colonized New Zealand around A.D.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
