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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


NOUN
protective gadget
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Whether walking in freezing rain without an umbrella or wearing Mickey Mouse ears around campus, Zamorano always knows what he’s doing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The deal would bring Foodpanda’s Southeast Asian operations under Uber’s umbrella, in conflict with its noncompete agreement with Grab.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The changes, which would fundamentally reshape a system that has existed since 1996, have now been shared with Holyrood's committees and council umbrella body Cosla ahead of a public consultation.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Each successive powerful eruptive pulse sends another column tens of kilometers upwards, from where it spreads into a new umbrella cloud.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The widow was bareheaded; her veiled mourning cap had been removed and was now perched on the corner of Lord Fredrick’s elephant’s-foot umbrella stand.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

Some had waited all afternoon in sweltering heat beneath the scant shade of umbrellas, while others, the best prepared, had set up their telescopes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

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

Additional water and electrolytes are being provided to players, as well as iced towels and umbrellas during changeovers.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The Outer City was still sleeping; the stands were bare and the umbrellas were closed.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin




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