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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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"This will ensure that the whole ecosystem changes, tackling the means by which children are most often abused or groomed in the online world," Nandy said.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

A decade later, their startup has grown into an artificial-intelligence platform that is a pillar of the tech ecosystem, and a linchpin in the strategy of the world’s most valuable company, the Journal reports.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

That happened back in 2023, after nine years of campaigning, and halted the construction of a hydropower dam that would have damaged the ecosystem.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

But the Colorado ranchers insist that with their land-management practices, they are benefiting the ecosystem, nourishing the soil and capturing carbon in their grazing lands.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In ecological release, an organism escapes its home and parachutes into an ecosystem that has never encountered it before.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

As European allies invest more in their own defense, U.S. policy should encourage them to produce compatible weapons instead of separate weapons ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The rise of complex ecosystems on land was one of the major turning points in the history of life.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Though originally adapted to hunting large game in the Arctic, they soon adjusted to an amazing variety of climates and ecosystems.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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