sweatshop

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Recent Examples of sweatshop So if sweatshop data really is a thing of the past, that would be a very big deal indeed. Billy Perrigo, Time, 29 July 2025 Drakeford impresses the importance of noticing these connections from innovative design creations to the brutality of sweatshops. Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 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 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 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
Noun
  • The fire chief's old factory senses had been shot years before and the dog was just a dog.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In practice, though, the production rate fell well below the ceiling last year as the company contended with investigations and a machinists’ strike that idled factories for almost eight weeks.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to the freeway, Pendleton is the home of the now-defunct San Onofre nuclear power plant and an active rail maintenance yard near Oceanside, in addition to a Border Patrol checkpoint.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Their conversation moves on to whether the pharmaceutical industry could do more to preserve the health of plants as so many drugs and medicines come from the botanical world.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Chinese mill’s Soft Raw collection enables customer to use unwashed denim directly off the roll with a soft comfortable hand and deep dark inky indigo shades.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The new mill, which is mated to a six-speed manual transaxle gearbox, nearly doubles output from 177 hp to 340 hp.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The agreement covers all works produced through Le Masne’s Multiman Records and will be administered by WCM’s teams in France and the US.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This phase included workshops and mentorship in development skills.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Here, artisans guide visitors through the basics of whittling and woodturning workshops, teaching you about the tools and techniques of one of the oldest forms of art.
    Essence, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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