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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
VERB
understand
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When “The Traitors” executive producer Mike Cotton and his colleagues brought the first season of Peacock’s reality competition to American audiences, doing so with a cast of unknowns scheming for a six-figure prize seemed risky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“There are already two sides of the game, the faithful and the traitors,” Cotton explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Authority leader John Cotton said after months of "frustration and delay" he believed a new offer could now be made.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The Bezos Earth Fund said its grant recipients include Columbia University, in partnership with the Fashion Institute of Technology; the University of California, Berkeley; Clemson University; and the Cotton Foundation, a nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

He felt the cool mud about his toes as he paddled in the Pool at Bywater with Jolly Cotton and Tom and Nibs, and their sister Rosie.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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