the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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The mood on the factory floor was unmistakable.
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Speed is everything on the factory floor.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Xu declines to name its industrial clients, citing nondisclosure agreements, but says Chinese car makers will use R1 to ferry goods across the factory floor starting later this year.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg’s campaign to rebuild the company culture from the factory floor on up is being put to the test by a rise in labor activism not seen in decades, as the US planemaker tries to end a standoff disrupting its fighter-jet assembly lines.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Speed is everything on the factory floor.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Xu declines to name its industrial clients, citing nondisclosure agreements, but says Chinese car makers will use R1 to ferry goods across the factory floor starting later this year.
—Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Chief Executive Officer Kelly Ortberg’s campaign to rebuild the company culture from the factory floor on up is being put to the test by a rise in labor activism not seen in decades, as the US planemaker tries to end a standoff disrupting its fighter-jet assembly lines.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2025
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“The factory floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20factory%20floor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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