merino
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If you haven’t heard of Allbirds, picture the first time you learned that merino wool is surprisingly soft and breathable for socks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026
Allbirds pioneered the use of sustainable materials such as merino wool and eucalyptus tree fiber in footwear and other athletic gear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Its Wool Runner shoe, made from merino wool, helped draw attention on social media.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 31, 2026
Livestock from Argentina, Iceland, Norway, and more produce distinctly varied types of wool, from merino to lambswool, cashmere to mohair.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2025
The pastures, a lush new green, were dotted with merino sheep and fat milk cows.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
“The lambs appear to display the body wrinkle that was common in merinos in the middle of last century, a feature originally selected to maximise skin surface area and wool yields.”
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2019
It races past nickel, lead and gold mines, flocks of fleecy merinos, smelters, slag heaps, ports and forests.
From Time Magazine Archive
Besides, as we have already seen, the breeding of merinos is far from being as profitable at this day as it was formerly.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
We examine eight or ten pens of these merinos, including Spanish, French, and German, mostly in use in Eastern and Southern Oregon, where the dry climate and wide range suit these sheep exactly.
From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis
He can’t use a dog on these Rambouillets—they’re high-strung, nervous, different from the merinos.
From The Fighting Shepherdess by Lockhart, Caroline
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