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industrial-strength

[in-duhs-tree-uhl-strengkth, -strength, -strenth]

adjective

  1. unusually strong, potent, or the like: heavy-duty.

    an industrial-strength soap.



industrial-strength

adjective

  1. humorous,  extremely strong or powerful

    industrial-strength tea

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Meanwhile, the property’s garage has been transformed into a private gym—with the original door to the structure removed to make way for new industrial-strength doors that cost upward of $100,000.

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That would be the Hard Rock Casino Tejon, whose opening on Thursday brings industrial-strength Indian gaming — and some Hollywood pizzazz — to a territory better known for cowboy hats, farmland and petroleum extraction.

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A graceful mermaid swimming around in an industrial-strength water treatment plant in Lithuanian artist Emilija Škarnulytė’s film “Riparia” becomes a perilous siren, luring the unsuspecting to the rocks.

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Known for hits like The Time's Jungle Love and The SOS Band's Just Be Good To Me, they teased out a new sound for the singer – full of industrial-strength rhythms and strident, assertive lyrics.

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Over the hum of an industrial-strength air purifier and dehumidifier, Moss said the tenants had to vacate the unit quickly, leaving food and dishes on the counter.

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