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habitat

noun

ˈha-bə-ˌtat

Definition of habitat

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the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found a forest in California is set aside to preserve the unique brushy, rugged habitat required by nesting California condors

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Recent Examples of habitat This habitat will almost always contain some aspen (poplar) in varying stages of growth, but especially sapling-size stands. — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026 The forest district board plans to spend $65 million of it for land preservation and acquisition, and $90 million for habitat restoration and public access improvements. — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 EcoStrong Drain and Fruit Fly Eliminator removes the flies’ habitat by eliminating their food source. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Even within the habitats that are so familiar, there is room to find something new. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for habitat

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Defense attorneys for the Massachusetts labor and delivery nurse do not deny that Clancy strangled her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — before jumping from a second-story window of her suburban home in 2023.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Roads, bridges, homes, offices and countless other structures depend on it.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of home

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However, maritime law experts point out claiming a territory is not this simple.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The film itself was an odyssey of a shoot, as the cast traversed multiple countries and territories—Scotland, Italy, the Western Sahara, Greece—in all types of weather.

— Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of territory

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Compared to Chalamet, another leading man with great range but more naked ambition than Pattinson, the British star’s self-effacing personality comes across as more endearing, Weekman believes.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Understanding how cardiac neurons function could lead to new therapies for a range of cardiovascular conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and myocardial infarctions.

— Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

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