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factory

noun

ˈfak-t(ə-)rē

Definition of factory

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 Each time, the company shuttered stores and factories, reassessed its products and got back on the path to profitability, only to relapse. — Justin Zacks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Candle’s biggest holding is Moonbug Entertainment, the kids content factory behind brands like CoComelon and Blippi. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 Ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said a strike on a salt factory in Sanaa's Hamadan district killed one man and wounded eight people. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for factory

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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
The retreat in mill buying may have been a factor that sent prices lower, but there could be other influences.

— SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The precise air quality impact is hard to gauge since regulators could decide to simply stretch out rules that limit some natural gas plants to 30 hours of operation per year, as opposed to canceling the restraints altogether.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

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What to do nearby A stone’s throw away is the Water Street Market, a complex of shops that includes an antiques mall, the Grazery café, and a neighborhood tavern called Parish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The result is Pedder Arcade, which offers six shops, a bar and a coffee shop targeted mainly to men on the fifth floor of the city’s Pedder Building.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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The Emerging Filmmakers Program brings middle and high school students into screenings, discussions and workshops.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Working with small workshops in India, the four-year-old brand operates on a see now, buy now basis, and has a corner at Le Bon Marché as well as its own Right Bank boutique.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Keynesianism gets a brain freeze John Maynard Keynes is basically the father of macroeconomics, the study of how the entire economy works, including what the government can do to fight recessions, boost employment, and control inflation.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Several works confront the digital systems shaping contemporary life, subverting algorithms and finding room for human error and agency.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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