The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Vietnam has been one of the most dynamic economies in Asia in recent years, buoyed by strong foreign investment in manufacturing of electronics and other light industries.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
The light industries and domestic manufacturing that were supposed to make the colony self-sufficient had never materialized.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2017
Again, we don’t dispute the impact — especially on the light industries such as shoes or furniture hardest hit by imports.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2017
What remains is a population estimated at 91,295 — 91 percent black, 4.4 percent mixed race and 1.7 percent white, who work in light industries, including tourism, which draws about 250,000 people a year.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2014
The stated objects of this company were the conduct of a school, a farm, a printing and publishing business and other light industries.
From My Friends at Brook Farm by John Van Der Zee Sears
