cotton
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The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"I was working at a cotton factory... when we came out from work we saw the police, they were lining up," he recalled.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 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
The more pricey polyester and other synthetics are, the more clothing and textile makers shift to cotton, prices of which have been depressed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
“And that is a field of cotton grass.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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