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 Material innovations cannot scale without buy-in from multiple brands, factory customers have an integral role to play in improving practices on the shop floor, and building up circular infrastructure requires participation from many players. Sj Staff, Sourcing Journal, 24 Jan. 2025 Parts and cars are made in factories spanning the entire continent. Matt Egan, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 Each pair is then extensively tested before shipping from the factory. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Production of the angular, unpainted steel pickups has reportedly slowed in recent weeks at Tesla’s factory in Austin, Texas. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for factory 
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  • The 147,000 square-foot space — a turn-of-the-century textile mill involved in the manufacturing of the first Spanx shapewear — was originally owned by Highland Park Manufacturing Company.
    Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • For these costumes, Lovaas sourced from mills in the American South but also in the U.K.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • All in all, the benefits of companion plants really boil down to the individual growing characteristics of the plants incorporated, how each of those plants interacts with their growing environment, and how other plants can utilize those characteristics and interactions.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
  • There already have been various projects to explore possibilities of growing plants and fermenting foods in space but the actual fermentation with Koji mold in space is novel.
    Akiko Katayama, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • For a growing segment of wine lovers today, the allure of wine isn’t the exclusivity or specificity outlined by traditional hierarchies or classifications, explains Oscar Salinas, co-owner of Los Naturales, a natural wine bar and bottle shop in Chicago.
    Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Hours after attending President Trump’s inauguration, Harris and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff landed at Burbank Airport and headed to a former auto repair shop in Altadena.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • Advertisement Immigrants rights groups are bracing for widespread roundups and expulsions, holding legal workshops up and down the state in a bid to aid residents who might be stopped by federal authorities.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Three workshops have already been completed on the topics of digital marketing in Spanish, minority certification training and financial training in Spanish.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025

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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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