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hemp

[hemp] / hɛmp /


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The earliest passenger elevators were powered by steam engines and used hemp ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

She insisted on using hemp fibres, although that would take longer to install.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Under emergency state regulations two years ago, California banned these specific hemp products and agents with the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control seized thousands of products statewide.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

"In our sample, 7.3% of the companion dogs in the US have been given CBD and hemp products," said Leung.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

They teased Skipper John, as they nicknamed the dummy sailor, from their stools as they fiddled with the hemp rope.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead