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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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Meanwhile, textile workers are already under pressure, having faced factory closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, and more recently the war in Iran, which has hit polyester supplies.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

But first the bad news: “Bleed,” a site-specific commission by Kapwani Kiwanga is an impressive wall-size textile work . . . that is impossible to truly see.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They originate from direct sources such as tyre abrasion and textile fibers, as well as from previously contaminated land and ocean surfaces that release particles back into the air.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

The textile sector -- one of the country's largest exporters -- will be first in line to feel the pain from a prolonged energy shock, the official added.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

When cotton became readily available there in the eighteenth century, it grabbed so much of the textile market that French woolmakers persuaded the government to ban the new fiber.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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