habitats

plural of habitat
as in homes
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 habitats Starting in the nineteen-seventies, Stanley and his colleagues have been sounding the alarm on the vulnerability of shorebirds and working to protect key habitats, such as Alaska’s Copper River Delta. Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The organizations' research also found that expanding deforestation linked to biomass production could impact undisturbed forests that serve as critical habitats for vulnerable and endangered species such as tarsiers, endemic buffalo and pigs. ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026 Wade knew that despite their apparent uniformity, oceans hide many distinct habitats that differ in temperature, currents, ultraviolet light, chemistry, and oxygen. Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 O’Neill, a physics professor at Princeton, argued for the practical possibility of building human habitats that would float between Earth and the moon, housing tens of thousands of people in hermetic environments with earthlike gravity and climate. Jacob Weisberg, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026 That is the takeaway from a new study in which researchers revealed a new bio-recipe for 3D printing habitats on the Red Planet. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 Arizona is home to many different kinds of butterflies because the state has a variety of habitats, from deserts and grasslands to mountains and forests. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Managing 300 acres of diverse habitats – ranging from forests and fields to wetlands – requires significant support year-round. Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 The investigation found that the unpermitted excavation degraded sensitive habitats, according to a commission fact sheet. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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  • Overlapping features and houses built directly next to one another indicate the settlement developed in two phases, officials said — with its footprint shifting as new homes were constructed.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Zumthor’s discussion of creating inner security and safety for me immediately evokes for me the specter of its opposite, the unsafe spaces, the spaces of destruction, the homes flattened in Ukraine, Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Israel captured the West Bank, along with the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians want for a future state.
    Ibrahim Hazboun, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Lionsgate will release the film in North America and the UK, as well as in Latin America through IDC, its JV in the region, and will team with international distribution partners in many other territories.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • Pooling of sea water is possible around high tide at beach areas that is uncommon with normal tidal ranges.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Technological advances have already made drones cheaply and readily available for purchase, with longer ranges, higher payloads, and an improved ability to evade electronic warfare.
    Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Habitats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitats. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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