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[silk] / sɪlk /


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"Silk farming sits at a rare intersection of biology, precision, and business. It didn't feel like I was leaving science, it felt like I was applying it differently," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Mustafa, 27, an Afghan fisherman who had fled Iran, interviewed at the Silk Bridge border post in Afghanistan:

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

In the interim he has put out a well-received LP as half of Silk Sonic, his duo with singer Anderson .Paak,

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Indeed, history is filled with examples of this, from the medieval Black Death hitchhiking along the Silk Road to the “Russian flu” pandemic of the late 19th century that was accelerated by trains and steamships.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

"I've been watching them these last few days. Tracking their beauty work. They've just come from a vacation in the Silk Islands, and from seeing your sister Padma."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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