inhospitable
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Development and wildfires have destroyed swaths of the plants’ habitat, while climate change is threatening to make much of what remains inhospitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He has imagined apocalyptic scenarios like AI data centers snapping up land once used for agriculture and causing mass-starvation or AI engineers altering the earth’s atmosphere, making it inhospitable to humans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"But as you can see behind me, this is one of the most inhospitable places in the United States," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
At first glance, such an extreme environment seems completely inhospitable.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Even from afar they looked vast and cold and inhospitable.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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