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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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Many of the pages also suggest Patel has links to Preston and worked in the textile industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

According to Olawuyi, that extra warmth helped covered plants reach the fruiting stage earlier than plants grown without the textile.

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

In each workshop, Ingold encourages students to use discarded textile material to make art.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

A bearded textile worker in a tumbledown Dodge leaves her at Felicia’s door.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

In Coventry, Adele Harrison, founder of not-for-profit organisation Cov Cloth, runs workshops that teach children and parents how to transform unwanted textiles and household items into Halloween costumes, decorations and accessories.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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

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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