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He adds: "We are particularly interested in investigating the environments they colonized and speciated in, especially in ecosystems dominated by large apex predators such as abelisaurids and megaraptorans."

From Science Daily • May 29, 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 buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Croydon’s tiny front lawns are colonized by rusted-out cars sitting up on cinder blocks.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove