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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The answer lies in the processes of industrialization that took hold over the course of the century.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
At the time, a wave of industrialization transformed the East St. Louis region into an economic hub.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Before the industrialization of the dairy industry, cows were fed naturally, with fresh grass as a source of omega-3, an anti-inflammatory fatty acid found in their milk.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The idea goes back to the first Industrial Revolution, when there were worries that industrialization would lead to large-scale human unemployment, resulting in civil unrest.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
At the time, a wave of industrialization transformed the East St. Louis region into an economic hub.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Before the industrialization of the dairy industry, cows were fed naturally, with fresh grass as a source of omega-3, an anti-inflammatory fatty acid found in their milk.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The idea goes back to the first Industrial Revolution, when there were worries that industrialization would lead to large-scale human unemployment, resulting in civil unrest.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Industrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialization. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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