the factory floor
noun
: the part of a factory among the ordinary workers where products are made
There's talk on the factory floor about a possible strike.
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This entire firing process occurs in an unbroken take, the 2:1 framing giving us a good look at the factory floor as various employees quietly try to do their work as this outburst is taking place.
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
While the factory floor buzzes with the thrums of conveyor belts and sheeters, with a couple dozen employees scattered across the various stages of production, the area by the entrance functions as a sort of Streit’s museum, with old machines and tools from the original factory out on display.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Coders work on top of modular office pods set up in the middle of the factory floor, an easy solution for desk space.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As baby boomers retire, talented STEM graduates have generally gravitated to high-tech jobs in cubicles rather than gain experience from the factory floor.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
While the factory floor buzzes with the thrums of conveyor belts and sheeters, with a couple dozen employees scattered across the various stages of production, the area by the entrance functions as a sort of Streit’s museum, with old machines and tools from the original factory out on display.
—Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Coders work on top of modular office pods set up in the middle of the factory floor, an easy solution for desk space.
—Patrick Sisson, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
As baby boomers retire, talented STEM graduates have generally gravitated to high-tech jobs in cubicles rather than gain experience from the factory floor.
—Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the factory floor
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“The factory floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20factory%20floor. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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