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Whereas once every town had its own cobbler, suddenly a shoe factory in, say, Worcester, Mass., could make better—and much cheaper—shoes for the whole country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

On Friday, rescue operations were terminated at a paper factory where a smokestack collapsed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The former Escape factory is now filling up with a $30,000 all-electric pickup by Ford, designed to match the high-tech offerings from upstart Chinese competitors, which are gaining market share around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

His father was forced to sell their mat factory, as well as the home De Zerbi grew up in, instead moving into a small flat.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The older boys, the ones susceptible to the factory draft, we sent out only after dark now, and then most often dressed as girls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Rather than racing to build a humanoid capable of doing everything from day one, Agile Robots has spent years embedding its industrial robots inside factories to solve problems for their clients.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

In the early 19th century, factories were limited in size by the area to which their products could be economically delivered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Developers say factories, hospitals and offices have all been designed around people, and so they may eventually be able to work in different environments without the need to redesign workplaces around automation.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

“These companies are directly involved in building out a planet that has depleted its resources,” and needs houses, factories, rockets and data centers in space, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Alaska had lots of trees and animals and fish, but not many farms or factories.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis