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cotton

[kot-n] / ˈkɒt n /
VERB
understand
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Wheat, rice, cotton, sugar, cocoa and palm-oil production may be hit the hardest, Marex analysts wrote in a recent report called “El Niño and Agriculture: Weather Shocks, Supply Risk and Market Pricing.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Wheat, rice, cotton, sugar, cocoa and palm-oil production may be hit the hardest.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

A few scenes later, a pelican switches on a cotton candy machine with its bill, sending hot sugar whirring through the air — seriously — and I nearly applauded in delight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Myers says he has customers seeking to market garments as "made in the US", with US-produced cotton, for example.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The rainy season was taking hold and he now wore a heavy cotton smock each day instead of his light cloth draped toga-style over one shoulder.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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