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Recent Examples of sweatshop
Here are the anti-suicide nets at Foxconn’s Chinese sweatshops, the teeny-tiny Apple logos engraved on the smallest iPhone parts to guard against unauthorized repair.
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Literary Hub, 9 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
The sweatshop videos had earlier circulated on Chinese social media platforms, and were amplified by Chinese and Russian state media.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, the luxury brands Armani and Dior were caught using sweatshops to make handbags in Italy.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 9 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
The sweatshop videos had earlier circulated on Chinese social media platforms, and were amplified by Chinese and Russian state media.
—Emily Baker-White, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, the luxury brands Armani and Dior were caught using sweatshops to make handbags in Italy.
—Elizabeth Cline, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
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Pumpkin puree that has been commercially canned is, of course, safe because the factory process allows for much higher temperatures to be reached.—
Laura Simpson,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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This move highlights vulnerabilities in the technology supply chain, affecting automakers like Honda, which halted production at a Mexican factory.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stationary engineer and boiler operator These workers maintain heating, air conditioning and power systems in big buildings and plants.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Asking your local nursery to procure plants that haven’t been sprayed with pesticides, which can harm monarchs in every stage of life, is another actionable step.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Drawn by its booming steel mills and factories, Black Americans were moving to industrial Pittsburgh in record numbers at the start of the 20th century.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mud Jeans sources used jeans from its take-back program and partners with recyclers and mills to spin them into fabric—here, it’s blended with Tencel lyocell fibers for comfort and strength.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The news comes in the wake of Lionsgate inking a deal with Millennium Films to acquire rights to develop and produce all derivative works of The Expendables franchise, and global distribution rights to John Rambo.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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At Inhotim there are five miles of trails, 24 galleries, and 29 site-specific works scattered around a 350-acre botanical garden.—
William O'Connor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The core storyline—museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding receiving the album and slowly decoding the faces—was already in place in the 2018 Miami workshop.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Panel discussions, workshops and fireside chats covered topics like monetizing influence, building dream brands, rethinking leadership and exploring the legacy of iconic designers such as Naeem Khan.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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