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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Micron’s cash position is swelling, but some companies that buy AI chips are increasingly reliant on borrowed money, and that’s helping the AI ecosystem stay afloat.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

Rothney said: "It's kind of a fitting tribute that we've welcomed what many, many people see as a pest...and we've helped them survive, which will help this whole ecosystem that we rely on."

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Researchers are interested in not only how Naidiri Village has protected their marine ecosystem, but also specific corals showing extraordinary heat resistance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

As part of the assessment, the company prompted him to play a computer game in which he had to organize an ecosystem of plants and animals in a virtual forest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In the termite ecosystem, an arrangement of Byzantine complexity, he stands at the epicenter.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Unlike ecosystems where fire is a regular natural process, Amazon forests can suffer severe and lasting damage when flames move through them.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Southern California’s native chaparral ecosystems are no stranger to fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Together, the discoveries paint a more detailed picture of the complex ecosystems that existed in India tens of millions of years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

His firm’s survey data shows Amazon has captured two-thirds of the U.S. market and that once families install smart speakers and other smart home devices, it is hard to get them to switch ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 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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