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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
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understand
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At the same time the price of polyester has been rising, demand and prices for cotton have also ticked up, as manufacturers shift to natural fibers.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

In the Chinese zodiac I am a rabbit, and during your zodiac year you need to wear red for good luck, so I had my daughter buy 30 red cotton T-shirts from Costco.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

We asked readers which U.S. technologies, including the cotton gin, the microchip and even the dishwasher, have mattered most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

But the perfect moment under cotton candy skies happened during the band’s penultimate song, “A Long December” off 1996’s “Recovering the Satellites.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

As prices for cotton dropped, Andrew Jackson fell deeper into debt.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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