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manufactories

noun

plural of manufactory

as in factories

a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods recent years have seen a tremendous growth in manufactories all along the river

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Ukraine, meantime, has also recently ramped up missile and drone attacks against key infrastructure deep inside Russian territory, including oil refineries, ports and military factories.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
By reducing the time parts spend in curing equipment, factories could potentially process more components using the same infrastructure, easing one of the production bottlenecks facing the aerospace industry.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

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Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

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For example, China turned off 3 million barrels per day in refinery output, according to JPMorgan, as the government massively ramped up its coal-firing plants and electric vehicle push.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Unlike other apps that identify plants based on your phone's camera, the Michigan Flora app asks questions to help users identify plants using their own observations.

— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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