textile

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African countries are taking a stand at the World Trade Organization to bolster their cotton sector, launching a platform tasked with mobilising investment to transform the cotton, textile and clothing value chain.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

In years past, she said in a post on X, women would throng textile stores, giving a discerning touch to the fabric they would purchase for newlyweds.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

People who had migrated from their family farms to the coal camps and textile mills that had promised greater opportunity were forced to return home, including Colored men who had worked in the coal mines.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson