rag trade
Example Sentences
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“You were in the rag trade, but then your child or grandchild moved up and created this civic and philanthropic energy that came from that feeling of America as a refuge. That is really powerful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It is also a nod to London's famous rag trade - the city's fabric merchants, tailors and dressmakers who once dominated the area where the Barbican Centre now stands.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024
In Uganda, she photographed the literal signs of the rag trade — as in: the painted, storefront signs that advertise used clothing from the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2018
Moore had various business interests which included pubs, clubs and the rag trade.
From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2013
I mean," said the other, "I 'm in the rag trade, and we supply the paper-mills; and that's why my brother Sam lives away in Italy.
From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James
