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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Many young people act as though life begins and ends with the digital ecosystem.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Novig is entering into a multi-year deal that would see its branding integrated across the Mets’ ecosystem in the ballpark, on broadcast and through other digital and social activations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

The discovery is especially valuable because the two animals appear to have lived in the same ecosystem at the same time.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

According to figures from the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, which monitors the movements of the animals, there were more than 2,000 elephants in the Amboseli ecosystem as of 2025.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Other things, like a forest ecosystem, or the structure of a government, are so complex that they have to be explored or studied before their structure can be understood.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

"If we don't understand what climate change, ocean warming or acidification does to coral ecosystems, there is a chance we're going to lose them," Ravasi said.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

And once the fire is dampened down, the habitats needed to support fragile ecosystems are lost, sometimes for decades, Craig Best - National Trust general manager for the Peak District - said.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“In California most of the biodiversity in the state is in the inland deserts, partly because a lot of the other ecosystems have been totally destroyed, you know? It’s a very alive place,” Watkins explains.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Those green ecosystems are far different from California’s; our neighbor’s fires generally arise in massive boreal forests, which do not have debris or brush concerns because they’ve never been logged or otherwise interfered with.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Planet Earth was separated into several distinct ecosystems, each made up of a unique assembly of animals and plants.

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




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