textile
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Another social media user has reported that the textile company where their sister-in-law worked has fired 600 out of their 650 personnel, as they cannot import raw material from Australia anymore.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Sherman Adams, Eisenhower’s chief of staff, resigned in 1958 after refusing to answer questions about a vicuña coat and an Asian rug given to him by a textile manufacturer.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
When she was 12, Margaret Knight started working in a textile mill, where she invented a safety device to stop the loom and prevent accidents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
African countries are taking a stand at the World Trade Organization to bolster their cotton sector, launching a platform tasked with mobilising investment to transform the cotton, textile and clothing value chain.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
This was East Durham, an area of run-down houses built around the turn of the century by the textile manufacturers for their workers.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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