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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Social media posts showcasing fungi picking is affecting a forest's ecosystem, according to officials.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

"So we request the global community also to come together to preserve the Himalayan ecosystem."

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

In one trading location at least, Anthropic has already hit the magic $2 trillion valuation that its shareholders and AI bulls were seeking as confirmation and vindiation of the whole AI ecosystem.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

"However, maximum decomposition is not desirable in every ecosystem," says co-project leader Franz Bender, head of the agroecological assessments team at Agroscope.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

The ecosystem on this lifeboat was decidedly baffling.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

“Wildlife trafficking disrupts national and global ecosystems and puts animals on the path to extinction,” Jeff Flocken, president and chief executive of the Aquarium of the Pacific, said in a news release.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

The fossils offer new clues to the origins and early evolution of the insect body plan while also revealing how the rise of insects contributed to the emergence of increasingly complex ecosystems on land.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

“Nvidia continues to make strategic commitments across supply, infrastructure, and partner ecosystems to capitalize on the substantial growth opportunities ahead,” they said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The group was given a licence in 2011 but came to a standstill in 2013 over concerns about the impact on marine ecosystems and Namibia's multi-million-dollar commercial fishing industry.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 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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