- plural of industry.
industries
Example Sentences
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He read voraciously, always looking for patterns, connections and trading inspiration, even from nature and disparate industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Sadly, the impact will not be short-term,” he said, “and the impact will cause significant supply-chain stress, in virtually all essential industries, for many months, and possibly years.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced last month that he wanted to ensure teenagers had technical routes into careers tailored around local industries.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Our greatest focus is on when robots will make their way into thousands of industries and thousands of homes," said Kang Yu, a Beijing-based investor attending the expo for a third straight year.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Both countries had to import raw materials to supply their war industries, and this was all done by ship.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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