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apex

[ey-peks] / ˈeɪ pɛks /


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We became apex predators not because of individualism but because of a sense of community.

From Salon

Some species were small, squid-eating hunters measuring less than 1 m long, while others were enormous apex predators exceeding 5 m in length.

From Science Daily

There are few places in the world better suited to deer than modern Britain with its mild climate, open countryside, no animal apex predators and few human hunters.

From BBC

The move marks an apex in the steady migration of viewers and programming to streaming platforms and away from cable and broadcast television networks.

From MarketWatch

The following gallery pushes visitors to imagine the overall effects of bronze across the varied surfaces of Angkor during the apex of Khmer power in the 12th and 13th centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal