as in mill
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 factory The factory that manufactures this set recycles and reuses 99% of the water. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025 Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory. Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025 Not one mob but two awaits him as his casket rolls out of the factory gates. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 Still, there are a few things that still need ironing out before RoboBallet can come to factories. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • Production at the company’s mill grew 124 percent, but carbon emissions and electricity consumption decreased 18 percent, respectively.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Property tax rates can't go down in districts where schools have hit the 20-mill floor, which leads to higher taxes.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Uzbek artist Feruza Kholkhujaeva filled courtyards with potted plants that will slowly die, a portrait of grief.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Often lower in carbs than plant protein concentrates.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The property is within walking distance of Lido Marina Village, as well as surrounding beaches, restaurants and shops and farmers’ market.
    Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Acting as the shop’s centerpiece, the Vespa Café introduces a new brand extension, marking Vespa’s foray into urban hospitality.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • Local artists are leading live charm-making workshops, offering a bespoke, interactive element that blends fashion with craft.
    Hanna McNeila, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Half of the country’s rice, cotton, and maize crops have been damaged, while workshops vital to the country’s textiles industry are under water, and doctors warned that conditions in camps for the millions of displaced are likely to cause disease.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition, the Office administers the DMCA designated agent directory and provides guidance on notice and counternotice procedures, group registration for short online works, and emerging policy issues, including copyright considerations related to artificial intelligence.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Local museums and galleries often take works on loan or consignment, displaying them in ideal conditions for months or even years.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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