cotton
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"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
Parum noted that farmers who plant crops such as corn, soy, rice and cotton have experienced nationwide losses of $90 billion since 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Much of the trading went toward the largest-ever weekly reduction of short positions, or bets that cotton prices will fall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
In the afternoon she harvested wild cotton plants to use in her pads.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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