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 For example, Tesla assembly lines are significantly more dangerous than other American car factories, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaints, a disparity that goes back nearly a decade. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 The carmaker last experienced walkouts across all sites at a small scale in 2021 during the pandemic, but a larger work stoppage during wage negotiations in 2018 saw more than 50,000 workers across six factories take part. Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2024 His wife, Clara, and their children barely survived on the pittance of aid provided to those who signed up for public assistance, while Elijah fruitlessly begged at factory doors for any kind of job. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2024 For example, Russian factories can’t make enough key weapons systems to replace battlefield losses, and old Soviet stockpiles are running out. Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for factory 
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Noun
  • In the late 19th century, the congregation worshipped in an old mill located at the northeast corner of Preston and Broadway, and then later at Wingfield’s Blacksmith Shop at Ninth Street and Broadway.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Its cedar mills, the railroad, and the whisk broom industry were all destroyed by hurricanes.
    Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Power outages have come and gone in the past in Iran, which struggles with aging equipment at many of its plants.
    Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Clean Up Foliage Remove any damaged or infested parts of your plants.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • Heretic Physical Release Date Heretic is available now on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD for pre-order (expected to ship in January) via the A24 website, with the 4K Ultra HD edition being exclusive to the A24 shop.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In the 1980s, Unger became an early proponent of developing shops within the department stores and worked with vendors on customizing the designs to the look of the stores.
    David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Carr-Gomm, who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, attended Xiao's four-day workshop in October 2016 at a retreat in England.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • There are Hallmark movie marathons, workshops for creating your own holiday décor and panels with network stars spilling behind-the-scenes secrets about their projects.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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