sweatshops

noun

plural of sweatshop
as in factories

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  1. factories
  2. plants
  3. mills
  4. works
Noun
  • From smartphones to factories and vehicles, waste heat is everywhere.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The area transitioned from mills and factories to vacant properties, and then to the tech-forward mix of industries, apartments, restaurants and tourist sites that are there today.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • The plants extracting the most helium, as of 2023, were located in Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma, according to federal data.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Rocks and plants The first method measures beryllium-10, an isotope that accumulates in the top few centimeters of rock that is exposed to the sky.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • However, only a handful of specialized steel mills worldwide have the technology to produce it.
    — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
  • By 2024, Sheppard began cold-calling denim mills, including Mary Black, Cone Denim’s sales representative, who urged the mill to explore the partnership.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Also included in the mix were family heirlooms, like paintings passed down to her from her grandmother, or works made by her father.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of works
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