heavy industry
noun
: the production of goods (such as coal or steel) that are used to make other goods
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Some parts of the city still see heavy industry inching closer to residential neighborhoods.
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Most heavy industry has left the country, along with many well-paying, middle-class, union jobs.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Blue Origin was founded by Bezos in 2000 and forms part of the billionaire’s mission to shift heavy industry off Earth and to the Moon.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
That assessment was part of a voluntary compliance agreement negotiated with the federal government following a two-year federal investigation that found the city culpable of steering heavy industry away from white communities and into Black and Latino communities.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Most heavy industry has left the country, along with many well-paying, middle-class, union jobs.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Blue Origin was founded by Bezos in 2000 and forms part of the billionaire’s mission to shift heavy industry off Earth and to the Moon.
—Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
That assessment was part of a voluntary compliance agreement negotiated with the federal government following a two-year federal investigation that found the city culpable of steering heavy industry away from white communities and into Black and Latino communities.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“Heavy industry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20industry. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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