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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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A major new lawsuit argues the state is taking far too much water out of the Delta, harming native fish and the ecosystem, causing toxic algae blooms, and threatening local farms and communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Capex can entail making strategic equity investments, expanding the ecosystem that drives demand for a company’s own products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

In these patients, potentially harmful species such as Enterococcus faecium can flourish after much of the surrounding microbial ecosystem has been "destroyed."

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

In this region, cod was the species that governed the overall composition of the ecosystem.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

GCash is one of the Philippines’s largest digital cashless ecosystems, with 94 million users through its mobile wallet and financial app.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"They are very, very important to Australian ecosystems," Drinkwater said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Dr. Jones said: "These findings demonstrate the importance of protecting threatened ecosystems and documenting Australia's extraordinary biodiversity before we lose species without us having even discovered them."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 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

The aids virus and other emerging viruses are surviving the wreck of the tropical biosphere because they can mutate faster than any changes taking place in their ecosystems.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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