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The Lab-Grown Diamond Industry Wants to Stop Using the Rap List—but Probably Won’t

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January 28, 2023

The Lab-Grown Diamond Industry Wants to Stop Using the Rap List—but Probably Won’t

While it makes sense to get “off Rap,” the lab-grown business keeps falling into the same patterns as the natural industry.

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