the environment
noun
: the natural world
Pollution is bad for the environment.
protecting the (natural) environment
Examples of the environment in a Sentence
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No vaccines or specific precautions can prevent Cryptococcus exposure in areas where the fungus is in the environment.
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
The decision is likely to prompt challenges to the actions of an array of federal agencies, including those regulating the environment, health care and consumer safety.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
Biden has rightly asserted that the voters regard this election not only as a debate about global affairs, the environment, civil rights, women’s rights, and other matters of policy but as a referendum on democracy itself.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
This commitment to sustainable development benefits the environment and ensures long-term value for stakeholders and communities.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024
The decision is likely to prompt challenges to the actions of an array of federal agencies, including those regulating the environment, health care and consumer safety.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
Biden has rightly asserted that the voters regard this election not only as a debate about global affairs, the environment, civil rights, women’s rights, and other matters of policy but as a referendum on democracy itself.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
This commitment to sustainable development benefits the environment and ensures long-term value for stakeholders and communities.
—Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
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“The environment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20environment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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