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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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"The water has changed, the river has changed, and the ecosystem has changed," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

These communities create a distinctive microbial ecosystem that scientists call the "plastisphere."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It isn’t clear whether YouTube would charge for access to individual books, but the offering could be another way to make its ecosystem richer and reduce subscriber churn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

This is the difference between an information ecosystem that rewards accuracy and one that rewards attention.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 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

Precious ecosystems are under threat, Xia wrote, “trapped between rising water on one side, pavement on the other.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

These blazes are difficult to extinguish because they burn underground when the normally water-logged ecosystems are dried out for cultivation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The findings suggest that anacondas maintained their impressive size for millions of years, even as climates and ecosystems changed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

She offers a tour of her favorite boglands from across the globe, guiding readers through the intricate science of these ecosystems and helping us understand the resilience of the plant, animal and human life there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Combining the fruits of many ecosystems, Andean cultures both enjoyed a better life than they could have wrested from any single place and spread out the risk from the area’s frequent natural catastrophes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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