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a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods
the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs
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Recent Examples of factories
Rather than concentrating only on the finished garment, Bluesign evaluates the factories behind it, including their chemical management, environmental practices and worker safety systems.
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Some miners moved into nearby factories run by the likes of Hoover, Burberry, Ford and Panasonic.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Those running factories almost always prefer to buy machines over software.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
This moment points to a bigger change, as robotics moves beyond factories and into cultural spaces.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Even with new factories expected to ramp up across the industry over the next several years, Rolf Bulk, head of semiconductor and infrastructure at The Futurum Group, said current high memory prices and strong earnings for Samsung and its peers are likely to remain supported for some time.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 May 2026
In addition, hundreds of people have lost jobs as factories and meat processors shut down, and rural residents are driving further to see doctors as healthcare clinics close.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The legislation focused on creating a federal permit system to curb easy-to-trace contamination like discharges from factories and sewage pipes.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Some miners moved into nearby factories run by the likes of Hoover, Burberry, Ford and Panasonic.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Those running factories almost always prefer to buy machines over software.
—Theo Saville, Fortune, 6 May 2026
This moment points to a bigger change, as robotics moves beyond factories and into cultural spaces.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 6 May 2026
Even with new factories expected to ramp up across the industry over the next several years, Rolf Bulk, head of semiconductor and infrastructure at The Futurum Group, said current high memory prices and strong earnings for Samsung and its peers are likely to remain supported for some time.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 6 May 2026
In addition, hundreds of people have lost jobs as factories and meat processors shut down, and rural residents are driving further to see doctors as healthcare clinics close.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
The legislation focused on creating a federal permit system to curb easy-to-trace contamination like discharges from factories and sewage pipes.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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Edinburg This storybook town along Route 11 is home to the Edinburg Mill, one of the last original grain mills in the Shenandoah Valley.—
Hayley Hutson,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2026
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The two biggest steel producers, Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel, as well as smaller mills, halted production.—
Amir-Hussein Radjy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Space plants according to their mature width, approximately 12-18 inches apart.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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And while plants have to remain mostly stationary, chloroplasts do not.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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But Slok attributes this to young people starting companies, not to a boom in entry-level associate hiring at law firms or Big Four accounting shops.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The championship is part of the area's World Snow Celebration, a series of events that include a collectible pin crawl featuring local shops, live music, an indoor market, and a 5K run.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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