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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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He said the disaster was still unfolding in an ecosystem where one disaster could trigger "a range of cascading hazards".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

In one trading location at least, Anthropic has already hit the magic $2 trillion valuation that its shareholders and AI bulls were seeking as confirmation and vindiation of the whole AI ecosystem.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

But the wider festival ecosystem has also changed.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The company has continued to upgrade its flasgship Qwen series and integrate it into its core ecosystem, and recently rolled out the Qwen3.8-Max—one of the world’s largest open-source models.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

In order to reach Australia, humans had to cross a number of sea channels, some more than 60 miles wide, and upon arrival they had to adapt nearly overnight to a completely new ecosystem.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

“Nvidia continues to make strategic commitments across supply, infrastructure, and partner ecosystems to capitalize on the substantial growth opportunities ahead,” they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

Many wild places historically depended on fires to maintain their ecosystems, and as people have continued to build farther into those places, they have, with great success, suppressed those blazes, Frievalt said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

The group was given a licence in 2011 but came to a standstill in 2013 over concerns about the impact on marine ecosystems and Namibia's multi-million-dollar commercial fishing industry.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

By grazing on red algae, that can prevent sunlight reaching the meadow, sea hares play a role in restoring eelgrass, which is vital to coastal ecosystems and an important carbon sink.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

My cells are no longer the pure line entities I was raised with; they are ecosystems more complex than Jamaica Bay.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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