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sweatshop

noun

Definition of sweatshop

as in factory

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Recent Examples of sweatshop Meanwhile, Miranda has gone viral too, in the bad way, for publishing a piece about a fashion brand since revealed to use sweatshop labor. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 At the same time, Priestly’s magazine gets embroiled in a sweatshop scandal that does a number on their PR. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 And a scandal that sees Runway fooled by (LOL) a fast fashion brand with sweatshop ties as tarnished the mag’s sterling reputation. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 After the magazine unwittingly publishes a laudatory profile of a label soon after revealed to be a sweatshop, Runway chair Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), in PR crisis mode, hires Andrea to run the features department. — Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sweatshop

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Huntsville factory gets bigger Boeing has invested more than $200 million in PAC-3 seeker production since 2024.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Developing mechanized hands capable of such dexterity could be a key driver in the adoption of humanoids in domestic settings, though likely won't be needed for most factory jobs.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

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Take, for instance, the free-form rooftop pool which is shaded by native trees and blossoming plants and is the perfect spot to cool off from Thailand’s no-joke humidity.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Separately, the standard bars new dyeing and finishing operations, excluding purely physical finishing, from sending wastewater to municipal treatment plants, according to the environment ministry.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Leaning Ladder Olive Oil Woodstock, Georgia Come to this shop, situated in a massive historic mill, to refresh your stock of olive oils and vinegars.

— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2026
Spinnova and Tearfil signed a yarn development agreement in June 2023, choosing the Portuguese spinner’s Guimarães mill as the site for Spinnova’s research and development yarn-spinning line.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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But equally rewarding are works by artists who are still being discovered, who haven’t already secured their place in art history.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Acoustic wooden bafflers frame the space and help create a sense of intimacy, with grand works from local artists peppered about and instilling a tangible sense of place.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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