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ecology

[ih-kol-uh-jee, ee-kol-] / ɪˈkɒl ə dʒi, iˈkɒl- /
NOUN
environmental science
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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This does not offer legal protection from development, but it means council planners expect developers to look after the ecology.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

It submitted plans for the data centre on behalf of Google last year, and as part of the application, consultancy firm Mallory Land Ltd said the proposals took into account the ecology there.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Newsom and his administration have touted the deals as a break with years of conflict that will benefit the Delta’s ecology.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Senior author Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz and co-director of the Paleogenomics Lab, said low genetic diversity alone was not enough to wipe out the species.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Similar ones apply to other historical subjects whose place among the natural sciences is nevertheless secure, including astronomy, climatology, ecology, evolutionary biology, geology, and paleontology.

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

"I recorded from beneath the bark and composed music led by the rainforests themselves, empowering them to have their own voice in raising awareness of fragile ecologies," she said.

From BBC Apr. 21, 2024

Clear-cutting, for example, is devastating to local ecologies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2023

In popular culture, Jason Momoa's Aquaman and Tenoch Huerta's Namor remind us that the oceans are Black, Brown and Indigenous ecologies, and that oceans are salient geographies in the fight for racial and ecological justice.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2023

Her public projects reflect a broader movement of city dwellers interested in reclaiming underused outdoor sites and forging more intimate connections with local ecologies.

From New York Times Sep. 30, 2022

Memetics is a popular topic for speculation among hackers, who like to see themselves as the architects of the new information ecologies in which memes live and replicate.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele




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