variants
or milieux
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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Noun
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Tucker, who’s represented by Excel Sports Management, has not used his injuries as an excuse or blamed Wrigley Field, which over the past three seasons ranks as one of the worst offensive environments in the majors, better than only Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Developed by the Three Gorges Corporation, a wind and solar energy company headquartered in Guazhou County, China, the new facility combines efficiency, innovation and large-scale clean power production in one of the planet’s harshest environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Both Wilson and Brown are Florida men, born and raised, and college recruiting has always gravitated toward warmer climates.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gardeners in milder climates have more wiggle room when installing season extenders, but getting row covers, mulch, and frost protection in place a little early never hurts.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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Our staff ranked the best playoff atmospheres among the four remaining teams.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The team used global circulation models (GCMs) and computer simulations of entire planetary atmospheres to test this theory.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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