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a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods
the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs
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Recent Examples of factories
Meanwhile, Raúl Castro also instituted more market-minded reforms, such as offering workers in munitions factories bonuses for high output.
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Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The team demonstrated the technology in a 79-gallon (300-liter) pilot-scale process, an important step before using it in large factories.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
These technologies produce electricity, and the public clearly sees the value of more power for homes, hospitals, factories, phones and nearly every other part of modern life.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The parties also agreed to stop building any new container manufacturing factories and establish a mechanism to penalize any of the firms from cheating on the agreement.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Like a raucous, madcap ride through the inequities of the fashion business from the executive suite, down to the retail store where the goods are sold and the Chinese factories where they’re made?
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
His urgent priority is to break China’s chokehold on rare earths, which gives Beijing the ability to turn America’s factories dark.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Globally, Armada has projects in Australia with WinDC to deploy portable AI factories, and in Norway's oil and gas industry with Aker BP.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Farley pointed out to Fortune that Ford’s ongoing restructuring involves launching an energy business and converting several factories in that direction, with workers now needing to learn arcane expertise such as lithium iron phosphate chemistry.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Drew Pittock, USA Today, 20 May 2026
The team demonstrated the technology in a 79-gallon (300-liter) pilot-scale process, an important step before using it in large factories.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
These technologies produce electricity, and the public clearly sees the value of more power for homes, hospitals, factories, phones and nearly every other part of modern life.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The parties also agreed to stop building any new container manufacturing factories and establish a mechanism to penalize any of the firms from cheating on the agreement.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Like a raucous, madcap ride through the inequities of the fashion business from the executive suite, down to the retail store where the goods are sold and the Chinese factories where they’re made?
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
His urgent priority is to break China’s chokehold on rare earths, which gives Beijing the ability to turn America’s factories dark.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 19 May 2026
Globally, Armada has projects in Australia with WinDC to deploy portable AI factories, and in Norway's oil and gas industry with Aker BP.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Farley pointed out to Fortune that Ford’s ongoing restructuring involves launching an energy business and converting several factories in that direction, with workers now needing to learn arcane expertise such as lithium iron phosphate chemistry.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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Overall, exhibitors will be 60 percent denim mills, 20 percent garment makers and 20 percent accessories and technology and service providers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Suitsupply, a European men’s suit company known for Italian fabrics from mills like Larusmiani and Vitale Barberis Canonico, is also expected to open this year.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 May 2026
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The goal of the gathering was to remove an ugly brown weed known as crown daisy so that native plants can grow in its place, allowing birds and other creatures to live in their natural environments.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Bean cultivation dates back thousands of years, and the plants have been a critical part of the human diet throughout history.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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The energy and bustle of Harvard Square balances top shops—Ray Bans, Gap, Patagonia—with indie darlings like romance bookstore Lovestruck Books and Bob Slate Stationer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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An airstrike on Tuesday on the Saray neighborhood in Nabatieh, which includes shops, an old mosque and traditional residential buildings, destroyed a large part of it.—
May 19,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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