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Meanwhile, the fashion industry is responsible for generating between 8-10% of global emissions, according to the United Nations, from growing cotton to using oil to create synthetic materials such as polyester.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

His grandfather left school after the third grade to pick cotton, and Scott frequently describes himself as an embodiment of the American dream by "going from cotton to Congress in one lifetime."

From Reuters • May 19, 2023

He encouraged the peasantry to grow cotton during the winter months, when they were not growing food crops, and sold the cotton to Britain.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The loss of cotton to Pakistan’s textile industry, which contributes nearly 10 percent of the country’s G.D.P., could hamper any hopes for an economic recovery.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2022

“I can’t sleep, Mami,” one of us would complain, and Mami would find cotton to stuff our ears.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago