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Recent Examples of sweatshop
Knight publicly committed to specific sweatshop reforms in a 1998 speech at the National Press Club.
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Matthew Kish, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
These probes revealed that brands frequently outsourced production to a network of subcontractors — many Chinese-owned — who utilized undocumented labor in sweatshop-like conditions to maximize profit margins.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Adding further fuel were the recent supply chain scandals in Italy’s high-end pipeline, which linked marquee brands including Dior, Valentino, Loro Piana, Giorgio Armani and Tod’s, among others, to subcontractors allegedly engaged in sweatshop schemes and labor exploitation.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Conducting business with the State Department was now on the same level as purchasing soft pretzels and sweatshop clothing, and this calmed Daria.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Kish, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
These probes revealed that brands frequently outsourced production to a network of subcontractors — many Chinese-owned — who utilized undocumented labor in sweatshop-like conditions to maximize profit margins.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Adding further fuel were the recent supply chain scandals in Italy’s high-end pipeline, which linked marquee brands including Dior, Valentino, Loro Piana, Giorgio Armani and Tod’s, among others, to subcontractors allegedly engaged in sweatshop schemes and labor exploitation.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Conducting business with the State Department was now on the same level as purchasing soft pretzels and sweatshop clothing, and this calmed Daria.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
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New Britain, once the hub of the country’s hand tools and power tools industry, will lose its last remaining hardware factory this year when Stanley Black & Decker’s plant on Myrtle Street shuts down.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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Workers and owners had to live near factories.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Other bedding plants for summer color in sunny sites include angelonia, blue daze, bush daisy, Joseph’s coat, melampodium, salvia, torenia and zinnias.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Environmental officials documented no adverse effects on plant or animal life during the two-week display.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The same aesthetic and spontaneous curves extend to the lobby bar area, which is enlivened by bronze plaster finishes and was achieved with the manual work of mill workers on-site.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The construction of the new container ship port is promoted as boosting its employment numbers to the employment levels of the old steel mill.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The city is home to several in-the-works multi-million dollar developments, and is an attractive place for people looking to move to Parker County for its spacious land and proximity to successful school districts.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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Like Ando’s architecture, Turrell makes the kind of immersive, site-specific art people travel great distances for, and Benesse has commissioned several of the American artist’s works, the rest of which can be found at the Chichu Art Museum.—
Lale Arikoglu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The Orphan Kitten Club’s workshop at the Humane Society this week provided participants an education on several subjects, including how to bottle-train kittens without mothers, tactics for preventing and treating diseases and how to build engagement with foster families for the kittens.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Bensemoun also invites visiting creators to perform concerts or host workshops.—
Gisela Williams,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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