the natural world

noun

: all of the animals, plants, and other things existing in nature and not made or caused by people

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The Bezos Earth Fund works to protect and restore the natural world through innovative solutions and partnerships around the globe. Mya Copeland, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026 Memories of a childhood marked by economic hardship and abuse intertwine with the natural world in this graceful début memoir, which is structured around the author’s seven-year project of walking every street in Santa Cruz County, in California. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 In turn, these changes were also reflected in the remaining inhabitants’ evolving attitudes towards the natural world and the association of wild places not only with hardship but with fear and the supernatural. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 Monarch migration is a wonder of the natural world, one of the longest annual cycles of movement undertaken by any creature on Earth, spanning thousands of miles. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the natural world

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“The natural world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20natural%20world. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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