industrialization
noun
in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion
in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.
Industrialization and modern insect control have improved the quality of life around the globe, but they have also added some 100,000 chemical compounds that, some scientists worry, could affect the health of people and wildlife.—
Hannah Fairfield
Hannah FairfieldInvestors became convinced that growing global demand for energy, the industrialization of China and India and the lack of spare production capacity would keep crude prices surging ever upward.—A. Gary Shilling
A. Gary ShillingTelevision, like industrialization and democracy, was slow to arrive in Italy, coming in 1954, several years after it was introduced in the US.—Alexander Stille
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When the United States raised interest rates in the late 1970s, Latin America’s system of import substitution industrialization imploded.
—Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Only understanding the true story of American industrialization will allow for formulating good policy today.
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
The former site of coal yards, People’s Gas Light & Coke plants, the Morton Salt warehouse complex and the original Goose Island Brewery, this was historically a region of heavy industrialization.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The 1890s were indeed a time of rapid industrialization.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Only understanding the true story of American industrialization will allow for formulating good policy today.
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
The former site of coal yards, People’s Gas Light & Coke plants, the Morton Salt warehouse complex and the original Goose Island Brewery, this was historically a region of heavy industrialization.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2025
The 1890s were indeed a time of rapid industrialization.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for industrialization
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“Industrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialization. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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