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deindustrialization

British  
/ ˌdiːɪnˌdʌstrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the decline in importance of manufacturing industry in the economy of a nation or area

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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That felt like a taunt as deindustrialization bled the city out.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Barron’s: In Road to Freedom, you wrote that you saw deindustrialization in the 1990s as dangerous for the economy.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

This partly explains, Cembalest writes, the deindustrialization that has afflicted its economy so debilitatingly in the last few years.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026

Emissions continued declining due to green electricity and deindustrialization, but the rate didn’t change much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

This was not due to a major change in black values, behavior, or culture; this dramatic shift was the result of deindustrialization, globalization, and technological advancement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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