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linen

[lin-uhn] / ˈlɪn ən /


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At the same time, Chinese companies are making a big play for the U.S. consumer when it comes to systemically unimportant stuff, like bubble tea and linen pants.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

We huddle around my phone as I show him images of Bad Bunny in the music video “NUEVAYoL” and Don Johnson in a pastel linen suit from an episode of “Miami Vice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Alessandro Teoldi reconfigures painting and collage at Marinaro by stitching painted fabric scraps onto linen canvases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The head of the archive, Rainer Hering, presented the mayor of Bayeux with the pieces of linen on Thursday, saying it was "obvious" they had to be returned to France.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

In fact, the household silver had been hidden, some around the kitchen and some in the bed ticking—the thick linen or cotton covering of a mattress.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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