apron
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When a New York Times reporter tried to interview a woman in a chef’s apron and clogs carrying a flower bouquet, she ran back to her van.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Clad in an apron, Curtis scoops a Whopper off a kitchen counter, takes a large bite and nods to nearby colleagues, with sauce and a wide grin on his lips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
In one village, a woman in her 70s wore a green padded jacket underneath an apron as she crossed her outdoor courtyard.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
Just as Mamá would, I struggled with the doorknob, pretended to look in Mamá’s apron pockets for her keys, and finally opened the door.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Theater - Middle School
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Theater - High School
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