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Recent Examples of factory
And yet, the new product’s design details took years to perfect, requiring the company to build new machinery and manufacturing lines at its German factory.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
For example, China is the world's largest plastics manufacturer but some of its factories depend on ethane -- a feedstock mainly imported from the U.S.
CHINA
China is in the midst of a public holiday, with government offices and markets closed.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
But in some good news for consumers, Cook told CNBC that Apple is already sourcing over half of US iPhones from factories in India, a country that’s been spared from most of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
The sale includes a Chef Boyardee factory in Pennsylvania.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
For example, China is the world's largest plastics manufacturer but some of its factories depend on ethane -- a feedstock mainly imported from the U.S.
CHINA
China is in the midst of a public holiday, with government offices and markets closed.
—Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
But in some good news for consumers, Cook told CNBC that Apple is already sourcing over half of US iPhones from factories in India, a country that’s been spared from most of Trump’s reciprocal tariffs.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
The sale includes a Chef Boyardee factory in Pennsylvania.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factory
Noun
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Chicago and Northwest Indiana formed an industrial hub then with plentiful factory jobs in everything from the steel mills behind the buildings making up the city's iconic skyline to car factories assembling the Fords cruising along Lake Shore Drive.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Related Stories For mill use, the largest changes are for China (-500,000 bales to 36.5 million), India (+500,000 to 26.0 million), Bangladesh (+200,000 to 8.5 million), Turkey (+400,000 to 7.5 million), Vietnam (+300,000 to 8.0 million), and Brazil (+200,000 to 3.5 million).—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Specialized suppliers are emerging, new plants are being constructed and the highly qualified local workforce is proving to be a significant asset.—
Amaan Gulacha,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Apples are also rich in polyphenol antioxidants and other protective plant compounds.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
12 May 2025
Noun
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The four ordinary men who are trapped in the shop with the Doctor just exposit their backstories and then fade completely into the background.—
Ryan Woodrow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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There were nearly 100 dead or dying roaches in areas across the taco shop, including more than 50 inside a glue trap on the floor beneath the two door reach-in cooler.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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Jeremiah Swint, 25, of Chicago, has been with Male Mogul since June 2024 and offers his expertise in financial literacy through teaching and workshops.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2025
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Our set department had built a miniature version of then-ABC News anchor Peter Jennings’ desk, and the puppet workshop dressed Kermit in a smart newsy blue blazer.—
Bill Prady,
Variety,
3 May 2025
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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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