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sweatshop

noun

Definition of sweatshop

as in factory

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Recent Examples of sweatshop Meanwhile, Miranda has gone viral too, in the bad way, for publishing a piece about a fashion brand since revealed to use sweatshop labor. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 At the same time, Priestly’s magazine gets embroiled in a sweatshop scandal that does a number on their PR. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 After the magazine unwittingly publishes a laudatory profile of a label soon after revealed to be a sweatshop, Runway chair Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), in PR crisis mode, hires Andrea to run the features department. — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop

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The facts, however, are altogether against any such conclusion, for quite recently no less than 50 artificial butter factories were counted in this city, and large quantities of artificial butter are sold to the customer as genuine butter.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Already, China accounts for 60% of all the world’s new factory robots.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of factory

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They were brought in to control nuisance algae in wastewater-treatment plants and aquaculture ponds, as well as for human consumption.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Beyond domestic challenges, CATL is also scrambling to build more plants in Europe to avoid running afoul of increasing EU protectionism.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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The county grew around textile mills and mill villages, where generations of families often lived and worked close together and community life revolved around the same neighborhoods.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
Ix said the partnership allows the mill to source cotton grown with less water and develop more regenerative products for its customers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mill

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Under a contributory infringement claim, all authors need to prove is that Meta facilitated transfers of their works.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
To sign off, Danchig-Waring didn’t just curate a matinee program with needle-moving classics alongside 21st-century works that reflect his love of process.

— Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of works

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The nonprofit plans to fund its operations through classes, studio agreements, memberships, workshops, fundraising, grants and donations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The unfinished lower level offers an exceptional amount of space for storage, a workshop, hobby area, home theater, or gym.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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