the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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These achievements reflect a nationwide commitment to sustainability—one that flows from government policy to corporate actions on the factory floor.
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Sunny Tan, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Figure signed its first customer, BMW, in 2024, and began putting its robots on the factory floor for the first time.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The mood on the factory floor was unmistakable.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sunny Tan, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Figure signed its first customer, BMW, in 2024, and began putting its robots on the factory floor for the first time.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
From the Luddites smashing looms in 19th-century England to autoworkers walking out over the introduction of robots to the factory floor in the 1980s, resistance has flared before either being crushed or subsiding, giving way to the new economies and social orders the technologies ushered in.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
The mood on the factory floor was unmistakable.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the factory floor
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“The factory floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20factory%20floor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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