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 Workers in the factory make $16 an hour plus performance incentives, Severini says. Alana Semuels, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 Farley had been to the company's Heritage and Innovation Center in Daventry, England, and had seen how the automaker's British arm had moved about 150 important vehicles from the Dagenham factory to the innovation center and organized and showcased them. Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025 Kongsberg Maritime and Yara developed an autonomous ship which has been transporting fertilizer containers from the factory in Porsgrunn, Norway to the export port in Brevik since April 2022. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The idea for Lilo was born four years ago, after Resnick and Bost toured the long-shuttered, 10,000-square-foot Boogie Board factory across the street from Jeune et Jolie and started imagining what the could do with the cavernous space. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • For Lyn and Lisa Alessi, co-founders and co-CEOs of Alessi International, a local fabric importer representing mills in Asia and Europe, the tariffs could pose significant challenges to their business, which works with international partners to produce fabrics for high-end clothing companies.
    Julia Doyle, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Every garment produced under the Daniel Hanson name is made in-house in Nottingham with a meticulous attention to detail, using the finest fabrics and materials, sourced from the best mills in the world.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Flowering in nearly every color of the rainbow, the vibrant and often bi-color blooms are self-cleaning, so there is no need to deadhead plants to keep them blooming.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Job cuts at Midwest factories Stellantis, which makes Jeep, Dodge, RAM trucks and Chrysler, announced a temporary halt in production at some of its assembly plants in Mexico and Canada.
    Emma Bowman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While the shop mostly serves the actors in theatrical productions, the shop also provides rentals for a variety of occasions, including theme parties, Halloween, and special events.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The Sacramento doughnut shop received a red placard and temporarily closed its doors after inspectors discovered that a toilet was inoperable.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ask them to design a 30-minute emotional intelligence workshop or coaching session.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The home and workshop were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and built in 1949.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Apr. 2025

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