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milieus

noun

variants or milieux

plural of milieu

as in environments

the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers

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Recent Examples of milieus O’Farrell’s six preceding works generally depict more modern milieus; most are at least partially set in the 21 century. — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026

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The instructions did not forbid what happened, and the environments did not prevent it.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Reinforcement learning model reaches orbit The project followed a rapid development approach intended to move AI systems from research environments into operational testing quickly.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of environments

Noun

These atmospheres may have formed due to the planets developing far from their host star in cold regions of the protoplanetary disc.

— Chris Young July 30, Refractor, 30 July 2026
These blisteringly hot gas structures will eventually become the atmospheres that envelope modern clusters of galaxies, known as the intracluster medium (ICM).

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of atmospheres

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Consulting and academic contexts still favor frameworks with a single quantifiable maximand.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Inclusion in the schedule promotes the development and preservation of a language and allows its use in certain administrative, educational, and official contexts.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of contexts

Noun

One skyscraper amidst a sea of them, the Four Seasons San Francisco at Embarcadero blends in with its surrounds.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of surrounds

Noun

Monarch caterpillars eat only milkweed, which grows best in cooler climates, but the butterflies can’t tolerate freezing temperatures.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Field trials in Qinghai province and the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have already proven successful, demonstrating that bamboo barriers can endure brutal desert climates without brittle snapping or rotting early.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

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