industries

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He pointed to his and wife Kat Taylor’s work on ballot measures that took on the tobacco and oil industries, protected environmental laws and taxed out-of-state corporations to fund schools.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

For some observers of the New Age and wellness industries, the controversy around Chopra’s association with Epstein doesn’t simply erode Chopra’s credibility as a guru, but also points toward deeper issues.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Xi has drawn one lesson from the Soviet Union’s collapse above all: Moscow’s economy was too narrow—dependent on a handful of industries such as steel, energy and weapons—to sustain a world power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Derbyshire said he understood the anxiety among small and medium enterprises as it represented a "big shift in the way that industries do things".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut