cotton
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The sky was the color of cotton candy, but the stale kind that’s been hardening in a plastic bag for days after the fair.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Fresh water was extremely scarce, so none of the group could wash their clothes a single time during their six-month stay—the cotton trousers they wore had hardened into leg armor by the time they left.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on conservationists Ellyn Baker and Kevin McGinn and their cotton bags full of seeds.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
I can see how it might feel like it’s been treated like a ball of cotton candy to give it away.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
When I woke, my head felt as though it had been stuffed full of cotton, and my mouth tasted of rancid honey.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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