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industry

[in-duh-stree] / ˈɪn də stri /




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He said firms need "emergency brakes" – often known in the industry as 'kill switches' – to pause or slowdown AI if it got out of control in some way.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The EV charging industry evidently didn’t get the memo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Disney World, for example, has practically made an industry out of carefully cultivated hospitality.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

For a credit cycle in the banking industry, it is useful to look at quarterly changes for a one-year period.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

The modern recording industry has changed things, though.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Defra will host the first meeting on Wednesday, bringing together the Met Office, Environment Agency and mayoral authorities as well as the farming, water and insurance industries.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Dana Cleaveley, a research consultant formerly with SeaChoice, a Canadian sustainable-seafood group, said that many industries have already had to begin reckoning with the human rights and environmental abuses buried in their supply chains.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

"The findings could help inform environmental impact assessments and noise management as shipping, coastal development and offshore industries expand," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The industries on both sides have spent tens of millions lobbying the bill since its introduction several years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Heads of factories; directors of industries and agricultural combines who hate to be what they call ‘the Machine’s office-boy’ belong to it.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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