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industrial

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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 The residents launched their recall effort following contentious meetings over annexing the 2,000 acres into Granbury and zoning the land for industrial use despite vehement opposition from residents. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Companies like Samsung have leveraged the power of transistors to build a wide range of devices and used their industrial prowess to produce them at scale. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 Russian forces struck industrial facilities as well as energy infrastructure in Ukraine’s central Poltava region, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the Poltava regional military administration. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 For an industrial textile-recycling process, the environmental case would therefore depend in part on how efficiently the solvent could be recovered and recirculated while limiting worker and environmental exposure. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for industrial

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Changing configuration with no external wiring The development depends on a quirk of physics called mechanical bifurcation, which is a sudden shift in structural behavior past a physical tipping point.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
The study describes the recovered cotton and spandex as structurally intact, but that does not by itself establish whether the fibers retain the mechanical performance necessary for textile-to-textile reuse.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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The company also uses technology to move brands away from what Anderson calls manufactured moments, the single day a year set aside for a cause before the conversation disappears again.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The twister shoved a porch several feet from its manufactured home, according to the report.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

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