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handicraft

[han-dee-kraft, -krahft] / ˈhæn diˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /


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The digital revolution rocked the analog world of art, media and communication on a scale the industrial revolution did to agrarian and handicraft economies more than a century ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The handicraft flourished in Srinagar and later spread to other towns and villages across Indian-administered Kashmir.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Throughout the old town, kitschy souvenir shops have replaced handicraft stalls and bookstores.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024

It is a major source of income for locals and their sightseeing, restaurant, hotel and handicraft businesses.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Nuclear weapons became almost a home handicraft industry.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

"Outside the handicrafts sector there is not nearly enough local skilled labour available in Kashmir," said Mohammad Ashraf Mir of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Brazil Potash has invested in a local school and soccer team, and has promised to help the Mura expand income from fish farming, small-scale agriculture and handicrafts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

They hold a bazaar to display handicrafts made by Christian and Muslim women, including food, textiles, and holiday decorations.

From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2024

Others are installations with social messaging - conserve water, pray for world peace, save handicrafts.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024

Her plan was to make it an outlet for some of the native handicrafts from areas where we had worked.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder


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