packing plant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of packing plant
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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At a Del Monte packing plant in Costa Rica, workers prepare boxes of Del Monte Gold pineapples for export.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024
Vingegaard’s storybook finish is all the more compelling given that three years ago he was working part time in a packing plant in Denmark, gutting and cleaning fish.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022
"We have to break the old mentality of the packing plant being a sweatshop," Kingsbury said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 6, 2022
The business includes an orchard and a packing plant, but its heart is an enormous sales and distribution operation that buys almonds from growers throughout California and exports them around the world.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
Mom thought about that and replied, “Maybe you’re right. Maybe this is some kind of early development. Maybe the owners of the packing plant built those houses for their workers.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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