factory
noun
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 24 June 2024
His father was a toolmaker who worked in a factory, his mother was a nurse who suffered with severe physical disabilities, which ultimately led to one of her legs being amputated.
—Luke McGee, CNN, 23 June 2024
The Finals, especially, are a factory for new stars.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
McDaniel faces charges of possession of one ounce or more of heroin, possession of half an ounce or more of cocaine and operating a drug factory.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
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“Factory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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factory
noun
from early French factorie "a place where business is carried on," derived from Latin factor "one that does or makes," from factus, past participle of facere "to make, do" — related to fashion, manufacture
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