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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Apple’s closed ecosystem is often called a “walled garden.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The rack will support agentic AI, AMD said, and the blueprint is open, meaning the company’s ecosystem partners can further develop and adopt the hardware and software.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"I think there's a wake-up call needed for the ecosystem, that our players are suffering and that there is not the kind of wraparound support and accountability that's needed for players," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Environmental advocates, however, warn that expanded commercial shipping along the Northern Sea Route could threaten the fragile Arctic ecosystem.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

In the termite ecosystem, an arrangement of Byzantine complexity, he stands at the epicenter.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

More recently, bogs have been recognized as extraordinarily dynamic ecosystems that preserve thousands of years of the earth’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The government of neighboring British Columbia had also expressed reservations over the pipeline, in part because of concerns over risks to its coast and marine ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

For more than ten thousand years, most North American ecosystems have been dominated by fire.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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