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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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“It’s going to be incredibly challenging to keep hiking in the environment when economic growth is close to zero,” said Wieladek.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Shrum said he doubts that message will resonate with enough voters to sway the race to Valadao “in an environment where the things people are worried about are the cost of living, the war.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The hypothesis views Earth itself as capable of gradually producing an organic world from an initially all-inorganic environment under harsh primordial conditions, an idea broadly consistent with earlier abiogenesis concepts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"It's helping the environment by not putting loads of fertiliser to grow food where it doesn't want to grow."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“We know the environment is important,” said Akiko.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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