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textile

[teks-tahyl, -til] / ˈtɛks taɪl, -tɪl /
NOUN
fabric
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"For us, access to the European market is vital," said Pierre-Yves Bonvin, head of textile machinery manufacturer Steiger, which exports its entire production to the EU.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I was the son of a brick-mason father and a mother who worked in a textile mill.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The textile industry had even more drastic declines, with 22% of jobs lost since 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"There is no infrastructure to dispose of these massive amounts of textile waste, and official dump sites have been overflowing for years," environmental organisation Greenpeace says.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Metallurgy and textile plants didn’t ring the city, filling the air with smog.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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