cotton

Example Sentences

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"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

Parum noted that farmers who plant crops such as corn, soy, rice and cotton have experienced nationwide losses of $90 billion since 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Much of the trading went toward the largest-ever weekly reduction of short positions, or bets that cotton prices will fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

I found things I had never thought of before—plastic bags and cotton balls and toothpicks and straws.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller