sweatshops

Definition of sweatshopsnext
plural of sweatshop
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Noun
  • Rather than concentrating only on the finished garment, Bluesign evaluates the factories behind it, including their chemical management, environmental practices and worker safety systems.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • Some miners moved into nearby factories run by the likes of Hoover, Burberry, Ford and Panasonic.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Space plants according to their mature width, approximately 12-18 inches apart.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • And while plants have to remain mostly stationary, chloroplasts do not.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Edinburg This storybook town along Route 11 is home to the Edinburg Mill, one of the last original grain mills in the Shenandoah Valley.
    Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • The two biggest steel producers, Mobarakeh Steel and Khuzestan Steel, as well as smaller mills, halted production.
    Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The city is home to several in-the-works multi-million dollar developments, and is an attractive place for people looking to move to Parker County for its spacious land and proximity to successful school districts.
    Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2026
  • Like Ando’s architecture, Turrell makes the kind of immersive, site-specific art people travel great distances for, and Benesse has commissioned several of the American artist’s works, the rest of which can be found at the Chichu Art Museum.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
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“Sweatshops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshops. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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