Definition of factorynext
as in mill
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 factory Chinese average wages are a quarter of those in the US, and being able to throw more workers at a factory while still keeping overheads lower than your rivals gives Chinese OEMs a cost advantage. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026 The entire design team gets involved, plus the factory, for the handful of custom orders the young brand can handle for the Met Gala. Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 May 2026 His beat is where a cloud dashboard becomes a construction project—where digital demand collides with factories, transformers, chips and cables. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026 The conversation also touched on the roller-coaster ride that Take-Two has had since its 2022 acquisition of mobile game factory Zynga. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • Even more effective is the hammer mill, which will pulverize your sensitive documents.
    Mary Norris, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • The potential one-mill tax would be used to increase teacher pay, recruit and retain teachers, fund school safety requirements, and expand mental health services at schools in Lake’s public schools.
    James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Noun
  • Notably, Bauhinia blakeana is a sterile hybrid, resulting from the cross-pollination of two different plant varieties.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • Generous spacing between rows makes for easy harvesting and good airflow between plants.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2026
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  • The second complaint alleges Martinez failed to disclose a business relationship with a Kissimmee cake shop, Kenny’s Cakes and Bakery, and alerted them of the city’s small businesses grant program.
    Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • For more of our favorite reversible quilts, shop floral, striped, and solid styles below at up to 42% off.
    Caley Sturgill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
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  • For Pau, the idea to turn to historical footage came from a workshop held by German media artist Hartmut Jahn at the Goethe-Institut Hongkong in late 1989.
    Pauline J. Yao, Artforum, 2 May 2026
  • The county will hold a series of public workshops and hearings on the budget throughout May and June before the Board of Supervisors approves a final budget in June.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 2 May 2026
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  • 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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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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