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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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With a consumer footprint as large as Apple’s, Meta is in an even better position than any startup to win users over to its AI agent, and at the same time threaten Apple’s ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

"A mesophotic coral ecosystem lives deeper than the usual shallow coral reefs, in zones where light is much more limited," explained Zinzindohoué.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The arrival of the Kelvin wave in the coming weeks could exacerbate marine ecosystem impacts already being strained by the ongoing marine heat wave that isn’t related to El Niño, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

The program began in 2015 and Ledbetter explained it exists both to serve science and educate the public -- but also to rebuild the ecosystem "one coral at a time."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

This shifting front of rich ocean, about twenty-five miles wide, is the most fertile ecosystem in the world, supporting awesome numbers of fish, seabirds, seals, and whales.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The discovery raises the possibility that other coral ecosystems along West Africa may have been overlooked, forgotten, or never documented in the first place.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

Coral reefs support vibrant marine ecosystems, but also act as breakwaters, protecting coastlines from storm-driven erosion and flooding.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

What makes Indonesian Borneo's wildfires particularly worrying is that they are burning through one of the world's largest tropical peatland ecosystems.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

There’s an inventiveness here that comes from the sprawl of the city — artists like myself who are constantly improvising, building their own ecosystems because nothing is handed to them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 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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