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Recent Examples of sweatshop
The result will be an increase in preying on immigrants by the criminal element: robbery, protection scams, sweatshop labor and human trafficking, as the immigrant community withdraws from reliance on no-longer-safe court systems.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
Make basic tees cool again by paying his employees (most of whom were immigrants) double the minimum wage and avoiding outsourcing manufacturing to sweatshops.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025
Perhaps Goodman could withstand his sweatshop duties as a catcher while still producing the power its languid offense so desperately needs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Nike has prided itself on the story of its reinvention since the 1990s sweatshop scandal.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
Make basic tees cool again by paying his employees (most of whom were immigrants) double the minimum wage and avoiding outsourcing manufacturing to sweatshops.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 July 2025
Perhaps Goodman could withstand his sweatshop duties as a catcher while still producing the power its languid offense so desperately needs.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
Nike has prided itself on the story of its reinvention since the 1990s sweatshop scandal.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
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Nolan began a business career that included being president of the Minnesota World Trade Center and owner of Emily Wood Products, a small sawmill and pallet factory in the state’s northern tier.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The extreme cold can be tapped for industrial cooling, and waste heat from factories can be reused to make the process more efficient.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When do fall colors begin to show in plants and trees?—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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To find an answer, Brown turned to hadrosaurs such as Corythosaurus, plant-eaters from about 70 million years ago.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This one is on a hill overlooking an old mill city.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last year the companies launched the Global Water Innovation Center for Action at Arvind’s Santeji mill.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Joining the collection soon will be new site-specific works created by the artist collective RojoNegro (composed of Noé Martínez and María Sosa), sculptor Max Hooper Schneider and poet, artist and chef Precious Okoyomon.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Allwood Sommersby Garden House Kit is designed with cozy, compact living in mind, offering nearly 200 square feet of space that’s perfect for use as a workshop or hobby studio, guest house, home office, and more.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pursue online courses, certifications, or workshops that enhance your marketability.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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