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EPZ

British  

abbreviation

  1. export processing zone: an industrial area containing many foreign-owned factories

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ms Wambui has worked at Shona EPZ, helping to sew sportswear exclusively for the American market, for just six months.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

Over the past seven years, Shona EPZ, which employs 700 people, has invested $10m in building the firm.

From BBC Sep. 30, 2025

“There was only about 2,600 workers in the Mongla EPZ in 2018, but now there are about 9,000 workers employed in different factories,” he said.

From Seattle Times Mar. 29, 2022

Before its closure, the EPZ refinery recycled car batteries, using chemicals to extract the lead.

From The Guardian Feb. 14, 2018

The second EPZ, called the ingestion exposure pathway zone, includes residents within a 50-mile-radius from the nuclear reactor.

From Forbes Feb. 25, 2013

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