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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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Born in 1940, his mother was a textile worker and his father was a former military officer whose experience during the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk had a profound impact on his mental health.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Linktour, a new brand owned by a Chinese textile company, is offering tiny aluminum-framed cars that will compete against Fiat Topolinos in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

A newly developed textile covering helped strawberry plants produce more than three times as much fruit in tunnel field trials, while showing no harmful effects on plant health.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

While studying management to help his family's textile business, he attended an aviation seminar and caught what he later called the "aviation bug".

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

First they visit a textile mill somewhere in Rhode Island.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

But Patel's enterprise had predominantly been dealing in textiles, making the scam harder to spot.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

While the U.S. restricts companies from importing goods such as cotton and textiles from the region, in general it doesn’t prohibit American firms from selling there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The EU's trade enforcement chief, Denis Redonnet, said sectors facing "sustained and abnormal" import increases included machinery, textiles, basic metals and chemicals.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ali likes to use expansive spaces and incorporate fabrics and textiles, whether it’s a red, sequin-covered chador or a tubular-looking worm made out of polyester, Lycra and spandex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Mum's got a fabulous eye,” Julia told Dad, “for colors and textiles and stuff. And she's great with people. She'll charm them into buying anything.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell


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