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factory

[fak-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈfæk tə ri, -tri /


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It's called a dark factory because it's fully automated and can - theoretically - operate in the dark without any human presence.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Beyond the first factory in Hokkaido, Koike plans more fabs once the orders start flowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“We’re incentivizing developers whose only go/no-go is whether the factory stays in business. To me, that’s a developer who is probably not very savvy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Intel shares popped 8.8% on Wednesday after the company announced it had agreed to buy back full control of its chip factory in Ireland.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

They represented shopkeepers, street sweepers, a factory owner, a canal bargeman—all people who had realized during Father’s illness what he meant to them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom