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Recent Examples of sweatshop
At the same time, Priestly’s magazine gets embroiled in a sweatshop scandal that does a number on their PR.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
The sweatshop foreman may say that the little girls sewing sneakers have never been better taken care of, but their moist eyes say, Send help now.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Knight publicly committed to specific sweatshop reforms in a 1998 speech at the National Press Club.
—Matthew Kish, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
The sweatshop foreman may say that the little girls sewing sneakers have never been better taken care of, but their moist eyes say, Send help now.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Knight publicly committed to specific sweatshop reforms in a 1998 speech at the National Press Club.
—Matthew Kish, ProPublica, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweatshop
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Hulst diagnosed with brain tumor Serna, a shoe designer for Etonic, was on a trip to the company’s factory in Taiwan in February 1991 when a former UCI teammate reached out with bad news.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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That was the largest increase in the plant’s more than 30-year history, records show.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Ginseng comes from the root of several plant species in the Panax genus.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
30 May 2026
Noun
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At the same time that the GKN situation was unraveling, the rupture of a chemical tank containing a different chemical mixture killed 11 people at a paper mill in Washington state.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The nine missing people are all employees of the mill.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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In his gorgeous and arresting debut, Nick Martino hurtles through a variety of forms—from sonnets to visual poems to works of visual art—to vividly portray and reflect on a teenager’s world during and after the speaker’s parents’ divorce and his father’s incarceration.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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This matching linen shirt and shorts set works for any occasion or itinerary, from the flight to Europe to a hillside lunch in Positano to a low-key coastal dinner in Lagos.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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The board approved the decarbonization incentive but committed to additional workshops and evaluations of the program before issuing any allowances for it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Participants — scouted through social-media research and recommendations from other creators and platform partners — move through virtual workshops and training before capping the experience by capturing content at the Disney Parks.—
Jon Youshaei,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Sweatshop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweatshop. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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