foundry
noun
found·ry
ˈfau̇n-drē 
plural foundries
1
: an establishment where founding is carried on
2
: the act, process, or art of casting metals
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The designer has been shuttling to and from Port-sur-Saône for the past two years, learning a great deal at the Fodor foundry.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
These memories technologies are already available from major semiconductor foundries.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The foundry makes casings and custom metal parts for national clients.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
As a venture capitalist at Walden International, Tan invested in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China’s national foundry, in 2001, and was on the board for over a decade.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 May 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
These memories technologies are already available from major semiconductor foundries.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The foundry makes casings and custom metal parts for national clients.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2025
As a venture capitalist at Walden International, Tan invested in Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China’s national foundry, in 2001, and was on the board for over a decade.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for foundry
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“Foundry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foundry. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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