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sweatshops

noun

plural of sweatshop

as in factories

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Officials want compact plants that hook directly into factories and server farms.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
As music factories and generative tools take over entry-level work, newcomers risk losing a vital foothold in the industry.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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That question motivated Clark to better understand aging among plants and animals and to look for hints to extend humans' lifespan.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In the afternoon the group toured Sierra College’s mechatronics program, which blends electronics, mechanics and computer control to prepare workers for highly technical equipment, like that used in semiconductor plants.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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Created in partnership with 11 mills from six countries, the collection features sample garments that show how TENCEL™ Lyocell – HV100 looks in production.

— Footwear News, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
But as the natural resource economy changed and the logging industry shrank, mills closed and jobs vanished.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 11 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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