textile
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Bronze, leather, textile and wood are fused together in furniture-focused sculptures by Ingrid Donat.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Profits from King Cotton helped sustain the growth of Northern insurance, banking, shipping and textile firms, and flowed indirectly into the dynamic development of railroads, iron manufacture and other modern industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Weavers and bank tellers feared for their livelihoods at the time, but the Industrial Revolution led to significantly more hiring in the textile sector, and banks increased employment after ATMs were introduced.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
They would be asked to set up a business, or have an active role in Fair Isle knitwear - a textile developed on the island in the early 19th Century.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Mealtime portions in the farm’s cafeteria were no larger than at the cement factory, the textile mill, or the mines.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing textile
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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