niches
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In particular, competition with early small mammals could have prevented dinosaurs from moving into the mouse-sized and sparrow-sized niches that are filled by many vertebrates today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
As I stared into empty niches that once contained massive wooden statues of saints, I meditated on how fragile our democracy is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Though hardly invincible, vertical software companies carry some inherent advantages, having carved out niches in narrow slices of the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Renting out hardware will also allow Oracle to expand into higher-margin niches such as sovereign cloud, which involves building localized data centers for national governments.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
It was carved into a profusion of curlicues and niches which made the climb considerably easier.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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