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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 Often referred to as forest stand improvement (FSI), this land management method is used to accomplish short-, mid-, and long-term habitat goals. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025 The festival offers a variety of workshops, classes, field trips and presentations about local birds and their habitats, ranging from Birding the Border, North County Birding Hotspots and Dancing with Grebes to Low Tide Estuary Walk, Bird Yoga and Birding by Bike. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 Photo by Alessandro Rossi/Unsplash Without certain staff, the parks’ habitats and cultural resources could degrade. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025 The spider monkeys will share an enclosure with older capuchin monkeys as part of the Brookfield Zoo’s Tropical Forests exhibit set to open in the summer, which will also be home to gorillas, orangutans and other primates in outdoor habitats. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for habitat
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  • Bobby Meyers, the longtime independent film executive and co-founder of the American Film Market, died Sunday at his home in Wyckoff, New Jersey, a spokesperson for the Independent Film & Television Alliance announced.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
  • On the exterior, the home features wood shake roofing / shingles.
    Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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  • Moving from romantic comedy to crime thriller and other wild tonal territories, the low-budget indie follows Ani (Madison), a New York stripper who elopes with the son of an uber rich Russian oligarch (Mark Eydelshteyn) and enters a world of trouble.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Fremantle’s acquisition of the production rights will enable the company to create a new take on the classic game for international territories, as well as selling it globally.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
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  • As a buyer, the club is exclusively showing interest in younger players, ideally in the mid-20s age range, that have term remaining on their deal.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The taxes are expected to lead to higher prices on a wide range of imports, including Canadian lumber, fresh produce from Mexico and toys from China.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Habitat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitat. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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