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ecology

[ih-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol-] / ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi, iˈkɒl- /
NOUN
environmental science
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Daniel Capstick from Ecology Building Society says last year they launched a new mortgage product specifically for this "growing market".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Lead author Corey Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology at Flinders University, says the findings reveal a clear sign that humanity is operating beyond the planet's natural limits.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

She sailed aboard the Plancius on a trip organized by Cheesemans’ Ecology Safaris.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Jon Gould, dean of UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology, said the level of disapproval for Trump is striking given Orange County’s generally close political divide.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

This worldwide migration has been studied and graphically described by the British ecologist Charles Elton in his recent book The Ecology of Invasions.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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