cotton
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Traoré has presented such projects as evidence of Burkina Faso becoming more economically self-reliant, alongside investments in industries including cotton, textiles and food processing.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The company, whose early trading days date to the 19th century and the era of British rule, once exported opium to China and sold cotton to Britain when the American Civil War dried up supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He also contributed to a 2024 study that found that cotton and polyester microfibers disrupted the development of sea urchin embryos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Our research found that even with common dyes and finishes, cotton remained biodegradable and, on average, biodegraded faster than an oak leaf under the same conditions,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I know that posture, those jeans, that casual cotton shirt.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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