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


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Factory orders fell 3.8% on month, a first decline since January, offsetting part of the 4.5% increase in March, data agency Destatis said Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In fact, they go to The Cheesecake Factory more often than me — once a week.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“And Section 25,” Mailhouse adds, dropping a more obscure name from the scene that developed around Manchester’s influential Factory Records.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The remaining line-up of musicians, whose prime came and went decades ago -- such as Vanilla Ice and C+C Music Factory -- has sparked a flood of sarcastic comments on social media.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

They had flown out and circled the Spreckles Sugar Factory as ordered—circled it three times so that our father would be sure to see, and then the pilot thought of a joke.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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