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Who warned of the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment in the 1962 book Silent Spring?

environment

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


NOUN
earth's system of natural resources
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The EA said it had already visited the site and was "continuing to investigate the source of contamination and its damage to the environment".

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

"By simulating quark confinement and string-breaking phenomena in a controlled lab environment, we're opening up new pathways for experimental investigations into the behavior of matter at its most fundamental level."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The team considered replacing Snell’s start Saturday with a live batting practice session, Roberts said, which would have still given Snell feedback from hitters, but in a more controlled environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

“We like the start to the year. We are also mindful of the fact that the environment could remain a little tenuous.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Showers save water. I'm doing it for the environment."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Missing from AI are the tacit knowledge and muscle memory that let people function in physical as well as social environments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Yet measuring iron in extremely metal-poor environments is notoriously challenging.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“As AI moves from concept to real-world usage across both enterprise and consumer environments, investors appear increasingly willing to reward companies viewed as leaders in deploying and operationalizing AI at scale,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

"He will be able to speak to the lads that are going out in those environments because he led by example, and led in the trenches many times."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In addition to restricting the overall size of their virtual environments, earlier MMOs had been forced to limit their virtual populations, usually to a few thousand users per server.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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