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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Apple’s closed ecosystem is often called a “walled garden.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The rack will support agentic AI, AMD said, and the blueprint is open, meaning the company’s ecosystem partners can further develop and adopt the hardware and software.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

"I think there's a wake-up call needed for the ecosystem, that our players are suffering and that there is not the kind of wraparound support and accountability that's needed for players," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Environmental advocates, however, warn that expanded commercial shipping along the Northern Sea Route could threaten the fragile Arctic ecosystem.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

This enabled the ecosystem to develop checks and balances that prevent lions and sharks from wreaking too much havoc.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

His firm’s survey data shows Amazon has captured two-thirds of the U.S. market and that once families install smart speakers and other smart home devices, it is hard to get them to switch ecosystems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The findings suggest that anacondas maintained their impressive size for millions of years, even as climates and ecosystems changed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The race to develop artificial intelligence is as much about creating ecosystems as it is about building chips and data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The relationship between ants and these tropical plants represents just one of thousands of tightly connected ecological partnerships found in tropical ecosystems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Understanding the interconnectedness between humans and natural ecosystems is a key element in the quest for panda sustainability.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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