sweatshops

noun

plural of sweatshop
as in factories

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  1. factories
  2. plants
  3. mills
  4. works
Noun
  • Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • As music factories and generative tools take over entry-level work, newcomers risk losing a vital foothold in the industry.
    — Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of factories
Noun
  • That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In the afternoon the group toured Sierra College’s mechatronics program, which blends electronics, mechanics and computer control to prepare workers for highly technical equipment, like that used in semiconductor plants.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of plants
Noun
  • Just one year after introducing Tencel Lyocell – HV100 to the denim market, Lenzing has already met its sales target and has onboarded nearly 50 mills across 13 countries.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Selvedge is now synonymous with premium denim worldwide, and the mills of Okayama supply fabric to high-end jeans makers far beyond Japan, for garments selling at hundreds, even thousands of dollars.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mills
Noun
  • 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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