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attentive and persistent effort
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Recent Examples of industry
In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has emerged as a big supporter of the crypto industry — a shift that seemed unimaginable just a few years ago.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
The oil and gas industry alone directly and indirectly supports 1.4 million Texas jobs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s such a pressure to continue to work, both financial pressure and also the pressure of the industry in general.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
All of this is in the interest of getting more veterans involved across Hollywood, many of whom haven’t built up the connections others in Hollywood have to join the industry and share their story.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
The oil and gas industry alone directly and indirectly supports 1.4 million Texas jobs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s such a pressure to continue to work, both financial pressure and also the pressure of the industry in general.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
All of this is in the interest of getting more veterans involved across Hollywood, many of whom haven’t built up the connections others in Hollywood have to join the industry and share their story.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for industry
Noun
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China has drastically scaled up efforts to save the bears over the past decades, boosting the number of panda reserves from 12 to 67.—
Chris Lau,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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This transformation requires a conscious effort to rethink decision-making, leadership development and financial strategy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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This diligence will be continued by me as well If I am elected.—
Patricia Louise Duaybes,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The College Application Process is More Stressful than Ever First and foremost, the survey highlights the emotional toll that the college application process takes on students and parents.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The town has been opposed to granting the permit since the application was filed, but the decision is left to volunteer Board of Adjustment members that make decisions based on compliance with state laws and local ordinances.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Conclusion The path to meaningful DEI progress requires patience, persistence and rigorous measurement.—
Natalie Norfus,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Patience, persistence and strategic thinking separate the best from the rest.—
Stephen Nalley,
Rolling Stone,
4 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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