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Even before Trump's tariffs announcement, U.S. data on Monday showed factory gate prices jumped to a nearly three-year high, indicating the new wave of tariffs could soon undercut production.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The textile sector alone, once a major employer, has lost 30,000 factory jobs, in the last three years while hotels, including some built after the quake, have either closed or been forced to dramatically reduce staff.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump has said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Mauricio Palos | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s factory activity expanded its its fastest pace in three months to 50.8 in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as millions of migrant workers returned to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
The textile sector alone, once a major employer, has lost 30,000 factory jobs, in the last three years while hotels, including some built after the quake, have either closed or been forced to dramatically reduce staff.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump has said tariffs will create more factory jobs, shrink the federal deficit, lower food prices and allow the government to subsidize childcare.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Mauricio Palos | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s factory activity expanded its its fastest pace in three months to 50.8 in February, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, as millions of migrant workers returned to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factory
Noun
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The union challenged that claim and US Steel’s domestic rival, Cleveland-Cliffs, has offered to buy any mills US Steel wants to close.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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While in Canada, Musk worked at a lumber mill in Vancouver, before attending Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario for two years, according to the Globe and Mail.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also, the plants are susceptible to a number of leaf spots.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Fertilizers should just be applied when plants are actively growing.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Since then, companies like Motorola Mobility, Allstate and Grainger have set up shop in the historic design center.—
Justin Kaufmann,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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There are also a lot of great interior design stores, from a Soho Home to Ken Fulk’s first brick-and-mortar shop.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The retreats incorporate holistic practices like herbal medicine workshops and yoga.—
Tykesha Spivey Burton,
Essence,
8 Mar. 2025
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The 11-month program, running from April through February 2026, comprises training sessions and workshops split across two phases, providing the roster of 46 Mexican artisans with fashion technical and creative skills, focusing on the preservation of traditional crafts and sustainability.—
Martino Carrera,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factory. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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