as in mechanical
of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes
They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material. The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom.
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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 748 points, or 1.7%, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 2.2%.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Eaton : Another industrial AI play that sold off on the DeepSeek news, Eaton has also since shown that its lucrative data center business isn’t slowing down despite the emergence of the Chinese AI startup.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Remembering the Disaster at Hawks Nest Hundreds of miners, mostly African American men, died from an entirely preventable industrial catastrophe.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine eliminated crucial industrial suppliers — including manufacturers of neon gas essential for semiconductor production and steel mills that served European markets.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Eaton : Another industrial AI play that sold off on the DeepSeek news, Eaton has also since shown that its lucrative data center business isn’t slowing down despite the emergence of the Chinese AI startup.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Remembering the Disaster at Hawks Nest Hundreds of miners, mostly African American men, died from an entirely preventable industrial catastrophe.
—JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine eliminated crucial industrial suppliers — including manufacturers of neon gas essential for semiconductor production and steel mills that served European markets.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/industrial. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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