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industrial

adjective

Definition of industrial

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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Recent Examples of industrial Russian forces also dropped three powerful glide bombs on an industrial zone in the southern city of Kherson, killing a 56-year-old man, local officials said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Over 100 years later, use of industrial robotics in manufacturing during the 1980s and ’90s coincided with decades of stagnant real wages for blue-collar workers even as productivity climbed steadily. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026 The company believes those products could support several parts of the defense manufacturing chain, particularly facilities involved in shipbuilding, advanced materials production and energy-intensive industrial operations. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026 Prized for their resistance to heat, water, and grease, PFAS were developed in the late 1930s to solve a range of industrial and manufacturing problems. — Refractor, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for industrial

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Pushing high-speed lines through deep water barriers demonstrates mechanical durability and precision control.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
Berto’s marketing exec Andrea de Fatima Facchin said the mill began to develop fabrics with Banantex in 2024 after being drawn to the next-generation material’s environmental integrity and superior mechanical properties.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

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The twister shoved a porch several feet from its manufactured home, according to the report.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026
Its role is to expose wrongdoing, illuminate facts, and draw the world’s attention to crimes committed in the name of false causes and manufactured justifications.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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