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industry

[in-duh-stree] / ˈɪn də stri /




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The president said that combining major industry players could make companies lazy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The food industry and supermarkets are energy-intensive industries, which means they face risks from higher energy costs.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Because agentic AI works “in continuous loops of reasoning, planning, execution and learning,” Google said it determined the industry would benefit from separate, specialized chips.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Knock-on effects, like supply chain snarls that are delaying delivery of vital base products, are weighing on industry, while consumers are facing higher costs, especially at the petrol pump.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I explained that I got this idea from the polling my friend Dick Dresner had done for the movie industry.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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