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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Zinzindohoué and his colleagues suspected that the site might instead contain a mesophotic coral ecosystem.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

But Jones described a rare ecosystem housing specialist plants, butterflies and insects, "where the UK is the epicentre globally".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

From DJs influencing the L.A. scene to artists subverting notions that this city lacks creative innovation, Kiko’s internal ecosystem has been one deeply representative of the brand as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The program began in 2015 and Ledbetter explained it exists both to serve science and educate the public -- but also to rebuild the ecosystem "one coral at a time."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

When viruses come out of an ecosystem, they tend to spread in waves through the human population, like echoes from the dying biosphere.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

"A lot of people talk theoretically about ecosystems; I can tell you this is one of our sources of competitive advantage," Rood says.

From BBC Sep. 10, 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

Praearcturus gigas lived during the Early Devonian, when terrestrial ecosystems were still in their infancy.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Around 100 wells are located in Uganda's largest and oldest national park, Murchison Falls, and there are fears of leaks from the pipeline that crosses fragile and highly biodiverse ecosystems and wildlife migration routes.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

In the case of where herons live, most readers know that the northern United States is contiguous to Canada and that the two have similar ecosystems, so they don’t need a similarly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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