the Industrial Revolution

noun

: the major social and economic changes that occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed

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The combustible black rock found deep in the ground had literally powered the Industrial Revolution. —

Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 The nation deftly eluded European colonization and managed to sit out both the Industrial Revolution and two World Wars. —

By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025 Calhoun viewed the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution as a series of conceptual reorientations that had occurred at progressively shorter intervals. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 From the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution—where figures like Benjamin Franklin harnessed the power of electricity—to the production lines of World War II, America's industrial prowess has shaped the modern world. —

Matthew Putman, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the Industrial Revolution

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