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symbiosis

[sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ- /






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"I think there's a really nice symbiosis between the two of them, but honestly a lot of it is work, it's connecting off the pitch, it's preparation and it's understanding what they see."

From BBC May 23, 2026

Studios and theaters have long operated in an uneasy symbiosis.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

U.S.-India symbiosis could pay off big in the long term as the 1.5 billion-strong growth juggernaut builds its future on California technology, says Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

According to critics, this symbiosis creates a scientific veneer for state violence, allowing law enforcement to brand old tactics of containment and harassment as “precise” and “data-driven.”

From Salon Feb. 8, 2026

This was the turning point, they say, where Sapiens cast off its intimate symbiosis with nature and sprinted towards greed and alienation.

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

"These areas likely harbor similar microbial symbioses, which means that these interactions impact ecosystem functioning on a global scale."

From Science Daily May 15, 2024

These deeply intimate symbioses are everywhere in nature, forming the foundation of the living world.

From Salon May 30, 2021

And fungi are major players in some of the most blockbuster symbioses in the history of the planet.

From Scientific American Jun. 24, 2020

Many protists are involved in mutualistic symbioses, in which they and their hosts both benefit.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2018

It is one of the oldest and most successful symbioses in nature, said Toby Spribille, a lichen expert at the University of Graz in Austria, and the lead author of the new paper.

From New York Times Jul. 21, 2016




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