heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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In a region founded on heavy industry, Howe’s dedication to work has found a home.
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
From lead-acid battery smelters to rocket testing facilities, heavy industry over the past century in California has left large swathes of land imbued with dangerous chemicals.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
San Diego’s innovation economy is a uniquely powerful engine — one driven not by heavy industry or low-cost labor, but by something much harder to replicate: talent, innovation and global collaboration.
—Kevin Carroll, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The Realpolitik driving the Trump administration’s trade and tariff posturing is informed by a containment doctrine to mitigate the propensity for Chinese manufacturing and exports to undercut U.S. and North American heavy industry.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
From lead-acid battery smelters to rocket testing facilities, heavy industry over the past century in California has left large swathes of land imbued with dangerous chemicals.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
San Diego’s innovation economy is a uniquely powerful engine — one driven not by heavy industry or low-cost labor, but by something much harder to replicate: talent, innovation and global collaboration.
—Kevin Carroll, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The Realpolitik driving the Trump administration’s trade and tariff posturing is informed by a containment doctrine to mitigate the propensity for Chinese manufacturing and exports to undercut U.S. and North American heavy industry.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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