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environment

[en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-] / ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn- /


NOUN
earth's system of natural resources
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When this system is suppressed, cholera struggles to kill competing bacteria and cannot easily take over the intestinal environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

“In an environment where you’re fighting for a promotion … It’s just a further incentive to agents to engage in this kind of activity. So it’s pernicious on multiple levels.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Apple is buying up more-expensive memory, an analyst says, as the tech giant turns a challenging cost environment into an opportunity to gain market share.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Actual losses right now are already higher than they should be relative to the environment, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

He talked of the pacifist views he’d held before World War II. He talked of his love of world travel and the environment and college football.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin