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They have come against a backdrop of concerns over job security as artificial intelligence transforms South Korea's automotive industry, a pillar of the Asian nation's economy.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom has been privately advocating for a truce, in part, to avoid seeing another pillar of industry — the Paramount film studio — leave the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

To support Henry Bacon’s Parthenon-like building and Daniel Chester French’s colossal statue, builders had to sink 122 hollow steel cylinders deep into the marshy soil to reach bedrock, then fill each pillar with concrete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Retail sales represent a large slice of consumer spending — the main pillar of growth for the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Perhaps our memory is at fault, maybe it is not this particular stone pillar but another, there are so many and one is like another, I thought.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Modern place names survive from Aztec settlements, she notes, and Aztec foods such as maize, corn and beans remain pillars of Mexican cuisine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"It serves as a forward-looking strategic platform, guiding our bilateral partnership across all five pillars -- political, economic, maritime, people-to-people, and security."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Serú Girán and Texas Tornados are probably the twin pillars, but beyond that?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Blueprint to eradicate bTB sets out three key pillars on which action is required to tackle this problem; Cattle, People and Wildlife.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Danny looked for signs that the dark was moving around them, but as they reached the pillars of stone that led out to sea, nothing seemed amiss.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova