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fabrics

noun

plural of fabric

as in textiles

a woven or knitted material (as of cotton or nylon) a fabric that is supposed to repel rain while at the same time allowing the wearer's perspiration to escape

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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form you can't expect the fabric of society to survive if you do away with all moral imperatives

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Recent Examples of fabrics The fast-acting solution is effective at lifting stains and spills off carpet, upholstery, and linens to protect all of your household fabrics. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026 The same wood, as well as textured fabrics and leathers, can be found in other accents, lending the room an organic vibe. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 The designs were a bit of a throwback, heavily inspired by 60s designs, marked by bold colors and fabrics. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026 The current design conversation is reframing them as intentional styling tools, which should push manufacturers toward better fabrics, cleaner fits and broader color ranges. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Lighter fabrics or a different color pull more daylight in and change the mood from heavy to airy. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026 Still, the suggestion that the rise of lingerie details and sheer fabrics is in direct response to GLP-1s could be misguided. — Rachael Akhidenor, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Separating towels protects delicate fabrics from damage and reduces lint transfer to other items. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026

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The moody interiors conceived by architect Sylvestre Murigneux combine warm alpine codes such as tartan textiles, velvet and wooden accents with Asian influences.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Interior designers are increasingly framing the room’s accessories — textiles, lighting and greenery — as the real levers of personality, rather than the big furniture pieces.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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The team used Argonne’s Hardware/Hybrid Accelerated Cosmology Code (HACC), developed to run large-scale cosmological simulations across different supercomputing architectures.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Design architectures that can introduce emerging compute resources without rebuilding the enterprise around them.

— Rajjie Sarmey, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Businesses face a growing body of legislation, reporting requirements and regulatory frameworks that can potentially overlap.

— Ben Vanpeperstraete, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
This theory, also known as active inference or the free energy principle, has become one of the most important frameworks in neuroscience for understanding how the brain works as a whole.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of frameworks

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For New Wave, Ropion and McCurtin looked to one of perfumery’s most enduring structures—the amber accord—and considered how to reinterpret it for today.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Rates and fee structures for checking and savings accounts are subject to change, and interest rates can rise or fall along with the federal funds rate.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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