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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
VERB
understand
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Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on conservationists Ellyn Baker and Kevin McGinn and their cotton bags full of seeds.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

I can see how it might feel like it’s been treated like a ball of cotton candy to give it away.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Supply-chain disruptions are rippling through markets for fertilizer, semiconductors, packaged consumer products and cotton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Parum noted that farmers who plant crops such as corn, soy, rice and cotton have experienced nationwide losses of $90 billion since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

“I’m going to read you a series of words, and I want you to repeat after me: leg, cotton, school, tomato, white.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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