cotton
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Early on, he realized that cotton wasn’t profitable, so he stopped growing it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
Preston Arrington began renting land from his father in Sunflower County, Miss., a quarter-century ago to grow cotton and grains — becoming the fourth generation of his family to choose a career in the fields.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China due to the use of forced labor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"We can use cotton, we can use wool, we can use leather," he says, of CreateMe's adhesive-based process.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Filled with chunks of frozen seal and fitted with a long cotton wick, it glowed and made blue shadows dance against the walls.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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