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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
VERB
understand
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Bangladesh, which earned about $39 billion from garment exports in 2025, relies heavily on imported cotton and other fibres, raising production costs.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

On its website, the company lists Tencel, recycled cotton and dead-stock fabrics as some of its preferred materials to meet its sustainability standards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Put this all together and farmers — mainly large-scale row-crop producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and peanuts — are already set to receive roughly $55 billion from the U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Nitrocellulose was invented in the mid-19th century, when Swiss chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein accidentally discovered that cotton became violently flammable after dipping in an acid mix.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

“Mrs. Saylor might not cotton to boys like us calling on her.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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