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environment

[en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-] / ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn- /


NOUN
earth's system of natural resources
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Whatever the new Congress looks like, the working environment for companies and small businesses will likely be the status quo, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

The environment minister said policies were being worked on to further protect the environment.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

But global conflict, AI uncertainty and elevated debt in a high-interest-rate environment mean that could turn on a dime.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

For someone with PTSD, an otherwise harmless sight, sound, or environment can trigger memories associated with a traumatic experience.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

I had picked up the term hazmat from my environment.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

Chinese research vessels crisscross the world’s oceans and study critical undersea environments, gathering troves of data for use by scientists, companies and naval commanders alike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The charity is built around what is known as "green and blue health", which encourages people to use natural environments such as forests, beaches and the sea to improve their health.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The discovery challenges long-standing ideas about how metals behave at extremely low temperatures and could help engineers develop tougher materials for some of the harshest environments imaginable.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The results suggest that tropical and subtropical regions remained suitable for crocodile relatives after the asteroid struck, even as the environments available to many dinosaurs deteriorated.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Moriori and Maori history constitutes a brief, small-scale natural experiment that tests how environments affect human societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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