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The manu in manufacture comes from a Latin word for what?

manufacture

[man-yuh-fak-cher, man-uh-] / ˌmæn jəˈfæk tʃər, ˌmæn ə- /




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In his 20-page ruling, Gayles noted the paper's "thoughtful and detailed investigation" that led to the story and said the lawsuit was "grasping at ‌straws" to "to manufacture flaws" their work.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Celleste’s initial goal is to manufacture using 1,000-liter bioreactors, each with a yearly output of a metric ton of cocoa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Other robots are used in the manufacture of metal parts, but many assembly operations are still performed by hand.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

King and Carpenter wanted to manufacture two varieties: milk chocolate, generally preferred by the directing icon, and dark chocolate, King’s favorite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

I swear, my life force pools in my feet and my throat starts to manufacture dust.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Bangladesh's textile industry employs around four million workers and manufactures garments for major global brands including H&M, Primark and Uniqlo.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The company manufactures semiconductors for external customers and its new processing node has been a big success.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

BRP manufactures Can-Am ATVs and its popular personal watercraft Sea-Doo, which includes the Sea-Doo Switch pontoon boat lineup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

What got far less attention was the story about the owner of an Ohio factory that manufactures parts for cars and trucks, who told the New York Times about his Haitian workers.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Because we’re Jewish, my father immigrated to Holland in 1933, when he became the Managing Director of the Dutch Opekta Company, which manufactures products used in making jam.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Those components are essentially computer chip technology that allows Apple's devices to operate more quickly, most of which Apple has manufactured through TSMC, which is based in Taiwan.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Its concentration in a relatively narrow range of manufactured exports also leaves the wider economy vulnerable to downturns in global clothing demand.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Pharmacies received the green light to create the compounded drug when a GLP-1 shortage began in 2022 — with the stipulation that the drugs could be manufactured only during a shortage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Eventually, the housing authority settled on pumps manufactured by two different companies—Midea and Gradient—and ran two pilot programs, involving 24 apartment units and 72 heat pumps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Not just a nobody with a manufactured name which might have belonged to anyone, or to no one.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But demonstrations continued on Monday in Dhaka and nearby manufacturing hubs including Ashulia, Gazipur and Narayanganj.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

As part of that deal, Nvidia said it would invest $2 billion in Lumentum to support research and development, as well as the company’s manufacturing capabilities in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The South Asian nation of 170 million people is the world's second-biggest garment exporter behind China, manufacturing clothes for some of the largest international brands.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Looking ahead: “U.S. manufacturing gained momentum in October, led by a sharp acceleration in production and sturdy new orders,” senior economist Priscilla Thiagamoorthy of BMO Capital Markets wrote in a note.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

But because most manufacturing plants were in the North, it was better able to supply its army throughout the war.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly


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