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attentive and persistent effort
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Recent Examples of industry
Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.
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Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Many in the cookware industry, however, say nonstick pots and pans carry no risk of harm when manufactured responsibly.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Even for an industry veteran like Regina Hall, who plays a revolutionary tasked with overseeing Willa’s protection, the concept of shooting Paul Thomas Anderson’s largest, most expensive endeavor yet was daunting.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
It should be noted that, despite these industries being essential, their employees will not be paid while the government continues its shutdown.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Many in the cookware industry, however, say nonstick pots and pans carry no risk of harm when manufactured responsibly.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Even for an industry veteran like Regina Hall, who plays a revolutionary tasked with overseeing Willa’s protection, the concept of shooting Paul Thomas Anderson’s largest, most expensive endeavor yet was daunting.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
It should be noted that, despite these industries being essential, their employees will not be paid while the government continues its shutdown.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industry
Noun
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The Democratic nominee for mayor also gave a speech at an African Methodist church, an effort to bridge the gap with apprehensive Black voters.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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The improved profitability came as Beijing intensified efforts to rein in excess supply and aggressive price wars that had hurt companies' bottom line.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The earliest adopters will unlock faster diligence, sharper insights, and more LP dollars flowing to their funds.—
Don Muir,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That number decreased significantly the following day, to 909, and continued to drop before fluctuating between about 30 and 300 applications for the duration of the application period.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The battlefield applications of these fields are already being demonstrated.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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While Sehgal’s persistence was key in keeping the project alive through corporate upheavals – going as far as to stash a culture at home – neither Nogrady nor the METEI was ever credited in his landmark publications.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Many locals already have tight circles, and breaking in takes patience and persistence.—
Cepee Tabibian,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.—
Virginia Heffernan,
WIRED,
21 Mar. 2023
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Lee is hardly the first biographer to be wooed by the allure of her subject; to risk being squashed by the weight of her research; or to concede that, despite her assiduity, much will elude her grasp.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2021
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“Industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industry. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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