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industrial

[in-duhs-tree-uhl] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /


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From early uses of fire to cook food and shape landscapes to modern systems like industrial agriculture, global trade, and rapidly growing cities, societies have developed powerful tools and institutions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The GI Bill and the industrial boom drove the greatest project of mass education and mass consumption in world history.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Columbus, a rough-hewed industrial town, had a sizable Black population, as well as Black schools, churches and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

When made on a grand, industrial scale, art requires a team, always with the risk of significant contributors feeling discarded or resentful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Hitler’s new target was Stalingrad, a large industrial city on the Volga—and the one that bore Stalin’s name, an insult to Stalin himself.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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