cotton
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Early on, he realized that cotton wasn’t profitable, so he stopped growing it.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The consul general had been responding to a Times editorial supporting a boycott of products made with cotton produced in the Xinjiang region of China due to the use of forced labor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Myers says he has customers seeking to market garments as "made in the US", with US-produced cotton, for example.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
At the same time the price of polyester has been rising, demand and prices for cotton have also ticked up, as manufacturers shift to natural fibers.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Nurse Yasunaga took Sadako to one of the hospital rooms and gave her a kind of cotton kimono to wear.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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