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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Infrastructure companies are increasingly participating in China’s AI ecosystem as investors, developers and users of AI technologies, it points out.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Law enforcement organisations tell extortion victims not to pay ransoms as it fuels the criminal ecosystem.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

That happened back in 2023, after nine years of campaigning, and halted the construction of a hydropower dam that would have damaged the ecosystem.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

But the Colorado ranchers insist that with their land-management practices, they are benefiting the ecosystem, nourishing the soil and capturing carbon in their grazing lands.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

In order to reach Australia, humans had to cross a number of sea channels, some more than 60 miles wide, and upon arrival they had to adapt nearly overnight to a completely new ecosystem.

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

What makes Indonesian Borneo's wildfires particularly worrying is that they are burning through one of the world's largest tropical peatland ecosystems.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

There’s an inventiveness here that comes from the sprawl of the city — artists like myself who are constantly improvising, building their own ecosystems because nothing is handed to them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The upgrade should benefit WorkBuddy, Tencent’s broader ecosystems, and internal productivity in areas such as video game development and ad recommendations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

But soil biodiversity is declining around the world, threatening agriculture, food security and the ability of ecosystems to function properly.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Because agricultural fields are less diverse than natural ecosystems, they cannot perform all their functions.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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