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symbiosis

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






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Nothing captures Mr. Sankar’s ardent pursuit of a private-public defense symbiosis better than his call to seek out “heretics” and elevate them to positions of military and strategic authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

According to the study, this symbiosis offers Sargassum a competitive advantage over other algae in the Equatorial Atlantic and helps explain the changes in Sargassum abundance recorded in past years.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2025

The nitrogen-fixing rhizobia in root nodules, the mycetomes of insects, and the enzyme-producing colonies in the digestive tracts of many animals are variations of this meticulously symmetrical symbiosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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