textile
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Profits from King Cotton helped sustain the growth of Northern insurance, banking, shipping and textile firms, and flowed indirectly into the dynamic development of railroads, iron manufacture and other modern industries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
From Koli fisherfolk to colonial planners, and from Bollywood stars to textile barons, many have shaped the western Indian city's landscape and identity.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 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
Locals blame the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement for the flight of the textile industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Many a time I had wished that my parents were workers in a textile mill and that we were poor.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
Vocabulary lists containing textile
Maus I: My Father Bleeds History
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Human Geography - Middle School
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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