textile
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Three city guides then told the story of Glasgow, using staging inspired by Scotland's pioneering textile industry and the River Clyde's shipbuilding heritage.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The home textile manufacturing giant, among India's largest, supplies bedsheets and towels to several major British high-street retailers like John Lewis and Tesco among others.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Under his leadership, Benin, traditionally a cotton producer, is entering the textile industry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
While the European Union has adopted broader rules on textile sustainability and online marketplaces, France’s law is the first to directly target the business models of companies such as Shein and Temu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
I thought of my dorm room—of the murky walls and frigid tiles, but also of the sunflowers Drew had sent, and of the textile wall hanging a friend from Zimbabwe had brought from his village.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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Liberal Democrat cabinet member for environmental services, Chris Wiggin, said the event was "diverting textiles from waste by prioritising reuse and recycling instead of being discarded as waste".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Simple things from textiles to high-end things, all 1.4 billion people will need. And instead of being imported, all will get manufactured," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
The concrete sculptures are just one part of more than 400 items going under the hammer, including paintings, furniture and textiles.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Odor removal for such textiles is more complicated than for natural fibers like cotton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
They lived in the same high-rise where they’d raised Barack, in a small apartment decorated with Indonesian textiles that Ann had sent home over the years.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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