silo

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Some employees said an organizational silo between Suleyman’s consumer-focused team and teams working on enterprise versions has made it challenging to achieve a unified vision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In a not-too-distant future when the world has been laid waste by some toxic substance that renders the air poisonous, humanity has been forced underground, into a self-sustaining silo.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

My main issue with Dekoda was that the info existed in a silo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Agriculture officials could start testing every silo of bulk milk, in every state, monthly, said Poulsen, the livestock veterinarian.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

She rode the waves to the ledge of the silo and stepped under the jutting roof.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George