The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The chief executives of heavy industries have denounced the policies, citing crippling energy and carbon costs as some of the reasons they have shut down factories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Automobile manufacturers and heavy industries are feeling the adverse affects of higher commodity prices, higher rates, slowing economic activity and increased uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
Supporters say it fills in a key gap that electrification alone cannot cover, particularly for heavy industries such as manufacturing and transportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
An increasing number of working-age adults are leaving the heavy industries hub in search of better jobs in bigger cities.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024
It should not be forgotten that Manchuria, as well as other parts of China, had had modern heavy industries long before 1949.
From A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] by Wolfram Eberhard
