metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈme-tᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ 
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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Topline The suspect behind ballot drop box fires in Washington and Oregon earlier this week may be planning more attacks and has metalworking experience, officials warned Wednesday—the latest update on the police investigation into the fires that burned more than 400 ballots.
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Such artifacts illustrate the region’s metalworking development.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Amongst them, Conti & Vannelli — the first to move into part of the 13,000-square-meter hub in Prato that focuses on metalworking for leather goods, and will eventual host two more Altofare brands, IAB and OBI.
—Cristina Manfredi, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
China also separately exported $390 million in metalworking machines to Russia in 2023, up from $94 million the year before.
—Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Such artifacts illustrate the region’s metalworking development.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
Amongst them, Conti & Vannelli — the first to move into part of the 13,000-square-meter hub in Prato that focuses on metalworking for leather goods, and will eventual host two more Altofare brands, IAB and OBI.
—Cristina Manfredi, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
China also separately exported $390 million in metalworking machines to Russia in 2023, up from $94 million the year before.
—Pei-Lin Wu, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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