heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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Nvidia is pushing software and hardware aimed at broadening the adoption of AI across the economy, including robotics, health care and heavy industry.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
What’s happening in Norway could spread rapidly across heavy industry.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Pressure and Possibility Air pollution still lingers where heavy industry and aging equipment meet.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Later, heavy industry, owned by the state, anchored this part of China.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
What’s happening in Norway could spread rapidly across heavy industry.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
Pressure and Possibility Air pollution still lingers where heavy industry and aging equipment meet.
—William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Later, heavy industry, owned by the state, anchored this part of China.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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