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smokestack

[smohk-stak] / ˈsmoʊkˌstæk /


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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

And we're going to put a smokestack filter on top of your smokestack so you don't pollute there and give everybody cancer.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

Mabelee wore a creation of tiger fur wrapped with gold fringe, but it was Cressie who carried the day in a crimson smokestack with black netting and ostrich feathers.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd




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