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ecosystem

[ee-koh-sis-tuhm, ek-oh-] / ˈi koʊˌsɪs təm, ˈɛk oʊ- /
NOUN
environment
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Preserved inside the 100 million-year-old resin are fossils from an ancient forest ecosystem that once supported a remarkable variety of creatures, including species never seen before.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The Colbert video fits squarely within that ecosystem.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Matthew Strozier is the bureau chief for WSJ Pro Venture Capital, overseeing a team of reporters who cover private-market investment and the startup ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

This whole ecosystem is massively circular; and while those circular dynamics clearly have a lot of momentum, that, in itself, isn’t enough for medium-term sustainability.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

The whole animal, or ecosystem, stuck for the time being halfway along in evolution, appears to be a model for the development of cells like our own.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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