textile
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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
From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Bronze, leather, textile and wood are fused together in furniture-focused sculptures by Ingrid Donat.
From Los Angeles Times • 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 stayed warm all the way to the textile mill in Brunswick, with the wind at their backs and the heat under the robes.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Vocabulary lists containing textile
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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Human Geography - Middle School
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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