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civilizing

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present participle of civilize

as in cultivating

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And in the summer working, caring for the garden, cultivating my plants, my food, inhaling the sun, seeing my skin become brown just as the flowers are also growing their colours, and my beloved garden plants are delivering their brilliant food.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
But cultivating consumer trust, as opposed to pursuing rapid product expansion and chasing virality, has become a defining — and differentiating — aspect of Westman Atelier’s go-to-market model.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Sub-Saharan Africa has both the most rapidly urbanizing population on Earth and the youngest.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026
If appropriate action is not taken, economic growth in urbanizing cities will continue to happen at the cost of the less fortunate.

— Chloe Wong, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026

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