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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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But it still benefits from China's unique combination of a huge low-cost textile manufacturing sector and a highly sophisticated e-commerce logistics network.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Like other fast-fashion giants including H&M and Zara, Shein has faced allegations of underpaying and overworking textile workers at its factories.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Along the way, he met his wife, an accountant at a state-owned textile mill, state media said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The material was used to make ceremonial blankets, giving these dogs a role centered on textile production rather than hunting or transportation.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

Uncle Darnell stopped looking her way while he told stories about his job at the textile mill over in Prattville.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

They sold gold, ivory and ultimately enslaved Africans, often those captured in local conflicts, in exchange for the manufactured goods brought mainly by the British and Dutch, including textiles, alcohol and guns.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

With operations spanning petrochemicals, textiles and shipbuilding, it employs more than 300,000 people and records revenue north of $100 billion a year—more than Tesla or Boeing—according to the company’s website.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The 67-year-old breast cancer survivor, who consults on sustainable textiles and runs a small farmers market, would never have her own property sprayed with pesticides, but admits to having envied neighbors who did.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

“I would much rather that retail companies do a lot more reuse” rather than prioritizing recycling textiles, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Their report was only off by a hair; the Kongo people made remarkable textiles by beating the fibrous bark of certain trees, or weaving thread from the raffia palm.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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