cotton

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Many shoppers who once turned to the brand for its affordable cotton basics now say they feel further alienated because of the changes.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Respectively done on English paper and Indian cotton, each combines techniques from Qing dynasty bird-and-flower painting, Mughal court art and European natural-history studies, not to mention pigments from England, China and India.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Preston Arrington began renting land from his father in Sunflower County, Miss., a quarter-century ago to grow cotton and grains — becoming the fourth generation of his family to choose a career in the fields.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China due to the use of forced labor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Next I pulled on a cotton chemise with pretty white ribbons, thankful for its lack of sleeves.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan