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industry

[in-duh-stree] / ˈɪn də stri /




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More than 5,000 entertainment industry workers, including Jane Fonda, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Javier Bardem, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Ruffalo, signed an open letter calling on Bonta to block the merger.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

The deluge means investors could risk running up against concentration limits in their portfolios from a single company or industry.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Costco staffers are compensated far above the retail industry average, and the company’s CEO, Ron Vachris, started on the warehouse floor as a forklift operator.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The fate of theatrical releases for Hollywood movies has been a major source of contention for the industry.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

But his main claim to fame was that he nationalized Iran's oil industry.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

They are not banned because some have legitimate uses across multiple industries.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

If there are government investment policies targeting industries that need assistance, they’re not apparent to economists or industrialists.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

In 1986, he co-founded Iwerks Entertainment, which soon became a major player in the film and theme park industries.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

JPMorgan employs more people in Texas than New York, and Dallas now ranks second to New York City among metro areas in terms of the number of workers employed in finance-related industries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Crime falls to its lowest levels in recorded history, while airline corporations and automobile industries across the globe collapse.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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