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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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The Raw channel was the linchpin of a whole ecosystem of comedy that is more accessible — literally — to fans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The company plans to rebuild its brand around the idea of a “phytosphere,” or plant-based ecosystem, said Brown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Antibiotic treatment can reduce that diversity, leaving the gut ecosystem more vulnerable to disease, according to the researchers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

That movie starring Jesse Eisenberg centered on Mark Zuckerberg, a student who struggled socially and eventually created his own online ecosystem for making friends -- what would become Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 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

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 Copernicus Ocean State Report depicts profound changes across the world's seas, from record-breaking heatwaves in the Mediterranean and Black seas to shifts in marine ecosystems and increasingly acidic waters.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The state counts land under its 30x30 goals only if the area’s “natural land cover” is protected, with limited practices that could “degrade” the quality of the existing ecosystems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022, the U.S. and China have developed distinct AI ecosystems.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

In their home ecosystems these species have, like all living things, a full complement of parasites, microbes, viruses, and insect predators to shorten and immiserate their lives.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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