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
Trump's anti-wind exec order also freezes federal onshore permitting, but RWE's work (and most of the industry's) is on private tracts.
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Ben Geman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump is a devoted fan of tariffs who has touted them as key tools for negotiating with other countries, generating revenue and protecting and boosting domestic industries.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Collectively, this signals a pivotal moment for our industry.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Ukraine has invested heavily in developing its arms industry, especially high-tech drones that have reached deep into Russia.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Ben Geman, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Trump is a devoted fan of tariffs who has touted them as key tools for negotiating with other countries, generating revenue and protecting and boosting domestic industries.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
Collectively, this signals a pivotal moment for our industry.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
Ukraine has invested heavily in developing its arms industry, especially high-tech drones that have reached deep into Russia.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industry
Noun
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Engaging in advocacy efforts, whether by contacting lawmakers or participating in petitions, can help raise awareness of the department's critical role in higher education.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Newcastle suddenly had a purpose, which has always been the basis of Howe’s efforts.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Alas, despite everyone’s diligence, the case goes haywire.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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There is no good excuse for not doing the diligence on FCF to be sure a company’s dividend is safe.—
David Trainer,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Its 2025 edition attracted more than 4,500 applications from around the world, with a winner to be revealed in Madrid on June 29.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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Often without even realizing it, many organizations operate with a major inefficiency: duplicate applications within their systems.—
Balvinder Singh Banjardar,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That’s the inventor’s playbook: Patience, persistence, and an ambitious plan.—
Stephen Key,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the last year alone, Davis notes scientists have published important work in a variety of areas — on blood clotting, the impacts of exercise, evidence of viral persistence in the spinal cord, and loss of blood flow to the brain, to name just a few.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
12 Mar. 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 23 Mar. 2025.
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