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
  • On Earth, all nuclear power plants operate through nuclear fission: splitting atoms to generate an enormous amount of energy.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Popular alpine plants include Primula, Dianthus, and thyme.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Set right on the thoroughfare that runs through its famed namesake area, you are surrounded by a wealth of shops, restaurants, and historical sites.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The Chicago Pedway and underground shops were also flooded and 911 calls from office buildings began to roll in.
    Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ask them to design a 30-minute emotional intelligence workshop or coaching session.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Please note that access to the gardens is not included in workshop admission.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

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