the Industrial Revolution
noun
: the major social and economic changes that occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed
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As the Industrial Revolution immiserated 19th-century workers, Pope Leo XIII championed their rights to unionize and receive a living wage at a time when these ideas were widely considered radical.
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
In a city shaped by steel during the Industrial Revolution, and long coupled with air-quality consequences, Pittsburgh has already seen why that matters.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Rare earth elements and other critical minerals are to the clean energy age what steel was to the Industrial Revolution.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Important Developments By 1840, the Industrial Revolution had resulted in larger companies with more complex structures and control of local communities, and as a result, journalists began to pay more attention to business.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
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Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
In a city shaped by steel during the Industrial Revolution, and long coupled with air-quality consequences, Pittsburgh has already seen why that matters.
—Ava Dzurenda, STAT, 24 Apr. 2026
Rare earth elements and other critical minerals are to the clean energy age what steel was to the Industrial Revolution.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Important Developments By 1840, the Industrial Revolution had resulted in larger companies with more complex structures and control of local communities, and as a result, journalists began to pay more attention to business.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Industrial Revolution
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