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heavy industrial

  • a word derived from heavy industry.
    heavy industry
    noun
    a manufacturing sector or activity that uses relatively large amounts of power, equipment, and space, typically having a significant environmental impact and producing raw materials or large-scale industrial goods such as steel, cement, or chemicals (contrasted with light industry).

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The critical minerals processing plants will be located on Army depots that are already heavy industrial sites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Altogether, the team collected hair from 48 individuals, creating a valuable record of lead exposure along Utah's Wasatch Front, an area that once faced heavy industrial pollution.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 7, 2026

The BBC's findings raise fresh questions about what exactly has been left beneath our feet from the UK's heavy industrial past.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025

What makes this heavy industrial activity peculiar is that it’s taking place in the middle of the Rann of Kutch in western India’s Gujarat state.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

Some sort of heavy, industrial curtain hangs the length of the building, forming a sizable corridor.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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