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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 factories
Just 261 factories—about one-third of those assessed—have a relationship that goes back less than three years.
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Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
This is felt beyond just factories.
—Alex Durante, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Perhaps most damaging, Israel hit Iran’s biggest steelmaking and petrochemical factories, most of them in a wave of strikes just before the April 8 ceasefire.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
New factories are rising across the United States, and the new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chip fabrication facility (fab) in Arizona will make some of the most advanced chips in the world.
—Harvard Business Review, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 23,000 factories and firms have been hit, media outlet EcoIran has reported.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Converting economic headroom into the factories and power lines required for industrialization will also rely on governments committing to the pursuit of long-term projects with timelines that extend far beyond election cycles.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, the ministry is already securing contracts into 2027 to provide long-term financial stability, ensuring that factories can confidently scale production without the threat of sudden funding gaps.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
This is felt beyond just factories.
—Alex Durante, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Perhaps most damaging, Israel hit Iran’s biggest steelmaking and petrochemical factories, most of them in a wave of strikes just before the April 8 ceasefire.
—Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
New factories are rising across the United States, and the new Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) chip fabrication facility (fab) in Arizona will make some of the most advanced chips in the world.
—Harvard Business Review, 28 Apr. 2026
More than 23,000 factories and firms have been hit, media outlet EcoIran has reported.
—Tim Lister, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
Converting economic headroom into the factories and power lines required for industrialization will also rely on governments committing to the pursuit of long-term projects with timelines that extend far beyond election cycles.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, the ministry is already securing contracts into 2027 to provide long-term financial stability, ensuring that factories can confidently scale production without the threat of sudden funding gaps.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
For one, building the types of factories and infrastructure to support the manufacturing that is now handled by other nations, such as China and Vietnam, would require years and billions in investment.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for factories
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Cera explained the museum would have interactive exhibits with artifacts from various steel mills in the area.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fatla credits all that success to the city's blue-collar work ethic, forged in its steel mills since the 19th century.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Among the plants that are exempt are many of the midwestern and mid-Atlantic plants directly upwind from Connecticut, as well as several plants that are the most polluting plants in the country.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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And ComEd benefited enormously from the arrangement, the opinion noted, getting Madigan’s help in passing key legislation granting a formula rate, investing in electric grid infrastructure and rescuing two underperforming nuclear power plants owned by the utility’s parent company.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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But Slok attributes this to young people starting companies, not to a boom in entry-level associate hiring at law firms or Big Four accounting shops.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The championship is part of the area's World Snow Celebration, a series of events that include a collectible pin crawl featuring local shops, live music, an indoor market, and a 5K run.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Factories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factories. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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