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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Salmon are a key species, but they are only one part of a broader ecosystem influenced by rising temperatures.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Some ecologists argue that residents should be able to keep green plants they say do not pose a major fire threat and bring a plethora of benefits, including bolstering the urban ecosystem.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Publishing director at Evermore, Claire Simmonds, agrees and says the platform has been "a real game changer" for sales and discovery, but stresses it is part of a wider ecosystem.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The money behind Objection comes from that same ecosystem: investors like Thiel and Balaji Srinivasan, a crypto evangelist and prediction-market enthusiast.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 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




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