merino
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If you haven’t heard of Allbirds, picture the first time you learned that merino wool is surprisingly soft and breathable for socks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Allbirds pioneered the use of sustainable materials such as merino wool and eucalyptus tree fiber in footwear and other athletic gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Its Wool Runner shoe, made from merino wool, helped draw attention on social media.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Livestock from Argentina, Iceland, Norway, and more produce distinctly varied types of wool, from merino to lambswool, cashmere to mohair.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025
The pastures, a lush new green, were dotted with merino sheep and fat milk cows.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
“The lambs appear to display the body wrinkle that was common in merinos in the middle of last century, a feature originally selected to maximise skin surface area and wool yields.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
It races past nickel, lead and gold mines, flocks of fleecy merinos, smelters, slag heaps, ports and forests.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I suppose the dress is the first thing, Daisy," he said, as we entered the great establishment where everything was to be had; and he inquired for the counter where we should find merinos.
From Daisy by Warner, Susan
A century ago all the merinos in the world, confined exclusively to Spain, did not number 1,000,000.
We examine eight or ten pens of these merinos, including Spanish, French, and German, mostly in use in Eastern and Southern Oregon, where the dry climate and wide range suit these sheep exactly.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
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