umbrella
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Lori Anderson is the director of Festivals Edinburgh, an umbrella organisation for the major city festivals.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
There is no common thread in the U.S. government’s acquisition of these stakes beyond a broad “economic and national security” umbrella.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Williamson, who is nonbinary and identifies under the trans umbrella, said it is “already very scary being openly queer in Perris,” where the Harry Potter experience is hosted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Also on the no-fly list: umbrella drinks and casinos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
I thought it might be a lady pirate, since the words sounded something alike, but then again, I thought it might be an umbrella.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
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Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Items such as clothes with built-in fans, disposable wet-towels, UV and heat blocking umbrellas, and portable handheld fans have been popular and sold in shops nationwide.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The twin-engine plane’s powerful jet blast sent beachgoers scrambling as sand, umbrellas and chairs were whipped through the air in the Florida community of Pensacola Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
The locals never carry umbrellas; Elle shows up with a pink one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The kids without umbrellas panic because they’re trapped in the cold, pounding rain, unable to move behind the kids with umbrellas.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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