as in effort
attentive and persistent effort
he isn't the smartest kid in class, but he gets the best grades by determined industry
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Recent Examples of industry
The second story follows the journey of Tateh (Brandon Uranowitz), the Latvian immigrant and his Little Girl (Tabitha Lawing), from New York’s tenements to factory exploitation in a mill town to his re-invention as a populist filmmaker in a nascent industry.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Beyond the megagym Though climbing’s rising popularity shows little sign of slowing, the industry faces its share of ongoing challenges.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
The broad fear when Pitchfork was subsumed into GQ was that a glossy fashion magazine’s coziness with the entertainment industry would be at odds with a music-reviewing site’s prerogative to trash bad albums.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Celebrating its 36th year, Latin Music Week is the largest gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Beyond the megagym Though climbing’s rising popularity shows little sign of slowing, the industry faces its share of ongoing challenges.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
The broad fear when Pitchfork was subsumed into GQ was that a glossy fashion magazine’s coziness with the entertainment industry would be at odds with a music-reviewing site’s prerogative to trash bad albums.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Celebrating its 36th year, Latin Music Week is the largest gathering of Latin artists and industry executives in the world.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industry
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What To Know According to the Associated Press (AP), the vote enables the county Board of Supervisors to approve rent relief efforts to tenants who cannot afford to pay their monthly costs of living due to the immigration crackdowns.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Doug McMillon, the company’s president and CEO, said the latest partnership with OpenAI is merely a powerful extension of the company’s own AI efforts and plans.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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On Saturday, against Tottenham Hotspur, Aaronson’s work rate, awareness, and diligence were clear in this duel with Xavi Simons.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Institutional investors come with deep resources, due-diligence teams and the ability to lock up capital for several years.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Where Parkinson ends up remains opaque, but his ability and application have got him to this point, along with a firm support network, encouragement, qualifications.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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This series is designed for cost-efficiency, for applications prioritizing mobility and manipulation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her story is one of persistence, innovation, and an unwavering belief that healthcare should serve every stage of life, from young adulthood to the later years.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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The material maintains the processability and transparency engineers need while solving PLA’s marine persistence problem.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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