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plant

[plant, plahnt] / plænt, plɑnt /


NOUN
factory and its buildings, equipment
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Support collapsed after a partial core meltdown in 1979 at the Three Mile Island plant in Pennsylvania led to several days of panic, heightening awareness of potential safety risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Iranian media reported that parts of the Karun Petrochemical Company's plant were damaged.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One knock-on effect might be that farmers plant less for fear of losing crops to a strong El Niño, making its impact on ag commodity prices a self-fulfilling prophecy, Marex says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Jason Zugai, 48, and a 29-year steelworker at the West Mifflin plant, said the hiring and signs that the company is moving forward with the hot-strip mill have improved employees’ morale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s about enough to make a single particle of dust jump—far from what’s needed to turn the turbines of a power plant.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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