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civilizing

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present participle of civilize

as in cultivating

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That said, Universal’s campaign seemed less interested in cultivating those audiences than in reaching people who would have a strong reaction to a two-minute trailer.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Today, those cultivating followers in addition to a wardrobe have eked out more elbow space.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 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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