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environment

[en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-] / ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt, -ˈvaɪ ərn- /


NOUN
earth's system of natural resources
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Through the Unruh effect, an accelerating observer would perceive empty space as a thermal environment.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Ultimately it’s better for the environment if clothes get a new life through a preloved section, rather than piling up in a landfill.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In mid-July, two OpenAI models undergoing testing left their confined environment -- a scenario the developers had not anticipated -- and ventured onto the internet, where they attacked Hugging Face, an AI model-hosting platform.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

"All the answers are in the environment," he says.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“I’m trying to prepare myself and my children for an environment that is unpredictable,” Ben said.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Together, the studies suggest that high water vapor supersaturation occurs in the cloud environments where condensational aerosol convective invigoration is most likely.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

Developers say factories, hospitals and offices have all been designed around people, and so they may eventually be able to work in different environments without the need to redesign workplaces around automation.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

As he visualized Obi-Wan’s sacrifice and the Mos Eisley cantina, he drew associations between sounds and environments that have informed his creative choices ever since.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

All that divergence of Australians and New Guineans from each other reflects lengthy isolation in very different environments.

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




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