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smokestack

[smohk-stak] / ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /


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On Friday, rescue operations were terminated at a paper factory where a smokestack collapsed.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

Whatever “industrials” means in the modern sense, “it isn’t smokestack industries,” said Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steves Sosnick.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

“They’re going to look like an Amazon distribution warehouse; there’s no smokestack and massive tailings pond next to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

For decades, these newly immigrated workers would be segregated into the neighborhoods surrounding the smokestack, he added, leading to the growth of a large multigenerational Mexican community.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

Note the paddle wheel and smokestack in the middle of the ship, as well as the masts for sails at both the bow and stern.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly




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