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 If the crime happened after the factory, of course. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 26 May 2025 At the time, the president granted the company tariff exemptions, but the company built zero smartphone factories in the U.S. during his first four years in office, according to multiple media outlets. Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 May 2025 In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine. Simon Shuster, Time, 16 May 2025 The cradle-to-gate measurement is an assessment of a partial product life cycle from resource extraction to the factory gate before it is transported to the consumer. Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for factory
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Noun
  • Nippon Steel intends to invest up to $4 billion in establishing a new steel mill, with the overall agreement projected to generate 70,000 jobs and contribute $14 billion to the U.S. economy within 14 months.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • Modern industrial operations are far cleaner than Chicago’s old mills and factories, which dumped toxic waste near low-income communities like the Altgeld Gardens public housing development, which Hazel Johnson resided in, leading to elevated rates of respiratory and cardiac ailments.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
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  • The North River plant is unique in that the roof of the building houses the Riverbank State Park, which has swimming pools, sports fields, a skating rink and restaurant.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 24 May 2025
  • There are grasses, mosses, and different types of heather: plants that do well in peat soil, alternating with forested areas.
    Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
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  • There are four new shops for guests to explore after a day of dragon training — Viking Traders, How to Treat Your Dragon, Hiccup’s Workshop and Toothless’ Treasures.
    Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Emily Anne Fernandez, 29, a manager at the Arts District’s Concierge Coffee who buys Couplet’s matcha wholesale for her shop, spent her free time in Couplet’s patio producing music on her laptop.
    Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
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  • The topic of scheduling a workshop is on the council’s Tuesday meeting agenda.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • Advocacy organizations that defend immigrant rights such as the Rural & Migrant Ministry and the Finger Lakes Rapid Response Network have held workshops to teach immigrants about their legal rights and to discourage them from spreading panic with unverified reports.
    Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025

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