silo

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Some employees said an organizational silo between Suleyman’s consumer-focused team and teams working on enterprise versions has made it challenging to achieve a unified vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Vocational programs were long seen as places to silo academic underperformers into blue-collar work, administrators note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Humor is derived from individual perception, and it’s hard to see much of the world stuck in the blinding blue light of a digital silo.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

The silo in “Silo” was designed in Season 1 by then-production designer Gavin Bocquet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

A gentle rain splattered the silo and played tiny pings against the tin roof.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older