industries

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It has raised concerns about the GCC's record of restricting press freedom, using the death penalty, and being high producers of greenhouse gas emissions because of their six countries' oil industries.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

And the service industries now dominating the U.S. economy treated workers as interchangeable parts.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He pointed to his and wife Kat Taylor’s work on ballot measures that took on the tobacco and oil industries, protected environmental laws and taxed out-of-state corporations to fund schools.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

For some observers of the New Age and wellness industries, the controversy around Chopra’s association with Epstein doesn’t simply erode Chopra’s credibility as a guru, but also points toward deeper issues.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

Here are some of the conclusions that I gleaned from conversations with McKinsey executives and from their reports: We Americans often fantasize that German and Japanese industries are super-efficient, exceeding American industries in productivity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond