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
Fred Gonzalez, a 22-year veteran of the construction industry, was working in a trench near the one that collapsed days earlier.
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The bike has been in development since 2021, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President and CEO Jochen Zeitz said during a July 30 conference call with industry analysts.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
The bike has been in development since 2021, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President and CEO Jochen Zeitz said July 30 during a conference call with industry analysts.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
But the chance to demo drone delivery in the ballpark rented out by industry group AUVSI (Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International) for a two-day policy conference was worth that trouble.
—PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 2 Aug. 2025
The bike has been in development since 2021, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President and CEO Jochen Zeitz said during a July 30 conference call with industry analysts.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2025
The bike has been in development since 2021, Harley-Davidson Chairman, President and CEO Jochen Zeitz said July 30 during a conference call with industry analysts.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 2 Aug. 2025
But the chance to demo drone delivery in the ballpark rented out by industry group AUVSI (Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International) for a two-day policy conference was worth that trouble.
—PC Magazine, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industry
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Snyder has since emerged a central figure in efforts to help Power 4 schools include international athletes in the revenue-sharing plans outlined in the House v. NCAA settlement.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Chinese authorities are limiting state employees’ overseas travel as part of a larger effort to tighten control over government workers.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The same diligence is required with Windansea Hauling.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Hecker’s questions probed the extent of Joseph’s diligence when conducting interviews of the coconspirators.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
16 July 2025
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Singer continued to advise prospective undergraduates on their college applications while serving his sentence in federal prison in Florida, and from a California halfway house after his release.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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The most dramatic application of this asymmetric approach came in June, when a fleet of more than a hundred Ukrainian drones struck targets as far away as Siberia, destroying or damaging some twenty Russian warplanes.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Today, those same companies pay Espinoza five-figure speaking fees to train and inspire their senior leaders — proof that persistence, when paired with purpose, creates its own path.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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For disillusioned progressives feeling powerless to stop President Trump’s initiatives, La Follette’s career exemplifies the value of rejecting the siren song of frustration and complacency in favor of persistence in pursuing progressive ideals.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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