fabric
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In Maysville, some 60 miles southeast of Cincinnati, the data center has frayed the social fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
I would make a yard of fabric stretch and add cheaper fabrics to it and make it patchwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Wrexham's new home shirt pays tribute to their stadium, the Racecourse Ground, with a pattern reflecting the old Kop's barriers embossed into the weave of the fabric.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Cotton and linen are often comfortable because they absorb moisture and allow air movement, although fabric weave, thickness and moisture handling also matter.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
I see Amina wipe the tears from her eyes with her handkerchief, and I feel bad that such fine fabric is being filled with sorrow, hers and mine.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
I like nicer fabrics now, but they don’t have to be super expensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Often, these are synthetic fabrics such as polyester, which aren’t premium or environmentally friendly material.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She said some designers are now innovating fabrics with zinc oxide to make the material feel cooler to the touch.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Avoid heavy bedding, thick duvets and tight synthetic fabrics that trap heat and moisture.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Then the colonists traded their sugar for English fabrics, clothes, and simple manufactured goods, or they took their rum directly to Africa to buy slaves—to sell to the sugar islands.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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