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Noun
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Just 261 factories—about one-third of those assessed—have a relationship that goes back less than three years.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026 -
This is felt beyond just factories.—
Alex Durante,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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And ComEd benefited enormously from the arrangement, the opinion noted, getting Madigan’s help in passing key legislation granting a formula rate, investing in electric grid infrastructure and rescuing two underperforming nuclear power plants owned by the utility’s parent company.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cera explained the museum would have interactive exhibits with artifacts from various steel mills in the area.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fatla credits all that success to the city's blue-collar work ethic, forged in its steel mills since the 19th century.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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The gallery would dedicate its third exhibition to Smith, presenting two monumental works by the artist made in the mid-1960s and early ’70s.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Those are real-life examples of recent scams plaguing the publishing industry that target authors’ wallets and original works.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Sweatshops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshops. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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