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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 factories
In China, a wide swath of suppliers are likely to see their already narrow margins completely erased, with a new wave of efforts to establish factories in other countries set to begin.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Many goods from China won’t be able to be quickly replaced – driving up US consumer prices, potentially for years, before new factories come online.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The legislation focused on creating a federal permit system to curb easy-to-trace contamination like discharges from factories and sewage pipes.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Shein has a unique vertical integration that allows its factories to control all aspects of manufacturing.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite diversifying some production to India and Vietnam, Apple still relies heavily on Chinese factories for core components and assembly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
Onx factories can produce 1,500 homes per year in Florida and 400 in Texas.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Commission also talked Monday about member states incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles, promoting autonomous cars, and supporting the building of battery factories.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Many goods from China won’t be able to be quickly replaced – driving up US consumer prices, potentially for years, before new factories come online.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
The legislation focused on creating a federal permit system to curb easy-to-trace contamination like discharges from factories and sewage pipes.
—Bethany Barnes, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Shein has a unique vertical integration that allows its factories to control all aspects of manufacturing.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Despite diversifying some production to India and Vietnam, Apple still relies heavily on Chinese factories for core components and assembly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2025
Onx factories can produce 1,500 homes per year in Florida and 400 in Texas.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The Commission also talked Monday about member states incentivizing the purchase of electric vehicles, promoting autonomous cars, and supporting the building of battery factories.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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