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industry

[in-duh-stree] / ˈɪn də stri /




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If the insect was left unchecked, the disease could cost the California wine industry $166 million annually, California Department of Food and Agriculture officials said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

However, it also raises troubling questions for the booming high-altitude tourism industry, and shines a spotlight on the deadly risks Sherpas who work on Mount Everest face.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The campaigners found the energy industry poured some 52 million euros while the chemicals and agri-business sectors spent 46.5 million euros.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Artificial intelligence is overhauling the workforce and automating next-generation networks, transforming the industry at an astonishing pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Although prison growth appeared to be slowing in 2005, the private prison industry has continued to expand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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