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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
VERB
understand
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It's handmade, from Ghana, and Betty, who sells it to me, says it's made of cotton.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Following the same standardized method, 1,000 volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear and 12,000 tea bags at roughly 1,000 sites across Switzerland.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

It’s a piece of delicious, fluffy cotton candy, sweet and quick-dissolving.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

“Never in my life would I imagine cotton candy with pickles,” said Chris Dubois, senior vice president of the fresh food group at Circana, a market research company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

And there were snowmen made of fluffy cotton and pictures of candles and packages and sleighs.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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