textile
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Born in 1940, his mother was a textile worker and his father was a former military officer whose experience during the wartime evacuation of Dunkirk had a profound impact on his mental health.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
According to Olawuyi, that extra warmth helped covered plants reach the fruiting stage earlier than plants grown without the textile.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
While studying management to help his family's textile business, he attended an aviation seminar and caught what he later called the "aviation bug".
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In each workshop, Ingold encourages students to use discarded textile material to make art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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
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In Coventry, Adele Harrison, founder of not-for-profit organisation Cov Cloth, runs workshops that teach children and parents how to transform unwanted textiles and household items into Halloween costumes, decorations and accessories.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
While the U.S. restricts companies from importing goods such as cotton and textiles from the region, in general it doesn’t prohibit American firms from selling there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The EU's trade enforcement chief, Denis Redonnet, said sectors facing "sustained and abnormal" import increases included machinery, textiles, basic metals and chemicals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ali likes to use expansive spaces and incorporate fabrics and textiles, whether it’s a red, sequin-covered chador or a tubular-looking worm made out of polyester, Lycra and spandex.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Women with kohl-rimmed eyes flocked around carts of multicolored pots, while bearded men in extravagant garb haggled over wax-dyed textiles that shimmered in the breeze.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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