silo

Example Sentences

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Some employees said an organizational silo between Suleyman’s consumer-focused team and teams working on enterprise versions has made it challenging to achieve a unified vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In a not-too-distant future when the world has been laid waste by some toxic substance that renders the air poisonous, humanity has been forced underground, into a self-sustaining silo.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

My main issue with Dekoda was that the info existed in a silo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Humor is derived from individual perception, and it’s hard to see much of the world stuck in the blinding blue light of a digital silo.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

A gentle rain splattered the silo and played tiny pings against the tin roof.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older