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They say this strategy has helped prevent the further spread of quagga mussels and zebra mussels beyond the lakes and waterways those species have colonized.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

At least 70 imported earthworm species have colonized the continent, and represent a largely overlooked threat to native ecosystems, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University, Sorbonne University, and other institutions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024

Marine scientist Joseph Poupin’s expert report established the species, size range, and their growth curve, confirming larger, older barnacles on the flaperon that could have colonized close to the crash date.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

The jury president, Wim Wenders, whose films openly resented that “Yanks have colonized our subconscious,” said that to see an American director embrace the European arthouses “gave us confidence in the future of the cinema.”

From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2019

This should not unduly worry us: by that time, unless we have colonized beyond the Solar System, mankind will long since have died out, extinguished along with our sun!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking