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industry

[in-duh-stree] / ˈɪn də stri /




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California’s wine grape industry supports more than 422,000 jobs statewide, according to the CDFA.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Critics have long said AI industry pronouncements about potential danger serve as marketing for their products, and as a way to box out cheaper, open-source alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

However, it also raises troubling questions for the booming high-altitude tourism industry, and shines a spotlight on the deadly risks Sherpas who work on Mount Everest face.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The campaigners found the energy industry poured some 52 million euros while the chemicals and agri-business sectors spent 46.5 million euros.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But in all branches of industry—and death is an industry, my young friend, make no mistake about that—one makes one’s money from operating in bulk, from buying in quantity, from centralizing one’s operations.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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