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smokestack

[smohk-stak] / ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /


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At the Nippon Paper Industries factory in Yatsushiro where damage included a partially collapsed smokestack, the local government said that nine people were unaccounted for.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Whatever “industrials” means in the modern sense, “it isn’t smokestack industries,” said Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steves Sosnick.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Or perhaps Inland Empire residents can recognize home from the towering Santa Fe smokestack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

“They’re going to look like an Amazon distribution warehouse; there’s no smokestack and massive tailings pond next to it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

The smokestack and the ominous black curl emerging from it, dissipating against the bright blue sky, reminded her of something.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen




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