cotton
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The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Fresh water was extremely scarce, so none of the group could wash their clothes a single time during their six-month stay—the cotton trousers they wore had hardened into leg armor by the time they left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
"I was working at a cotton factory... when we came out from work we saw the police, they were lining up," he recalled.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
I can see how it might feel like it’s been treated like a ball of cotton candy to give it away.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Jeremy lifted the sphere out of the cotton and smiled.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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