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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

"It is not little kitchens and pots boiling away, mimsy little things being placed on plates. He is cooking with fire... he stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks," Coren said.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

So I figured, you know what, why not buy an apron and a little black crop top, and rep L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

It’s like walking down to the kitchen and finding the cat in an apron flipping pancakes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 14, 2026

The skeleton’s dress should be able to hold the bones enough to keep them from sliding out of Anya’s sturdier apron on the outside.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Passengers in orange aprons and work gloves crowded around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

On Wednesday, nurses with plastic aprons and face masks manned 15 tables in a sports hall at the University of Kent to begin immunisations, in scenes reminiscent of the Covid-19 pandemic.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Tilit, a maker of aprons, pants and other chef and hospitality workwear, moved most of its production to Mexico and Colombia from China after the higher tariffs were imposed.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

On-screen, seventeen Elders wearing aprons stood proudly next to one another.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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