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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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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

Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

He filmed a video of himself giving her an apron instead.

From Salon Apr. 8, 2026

He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

I rose from where I had been kneeling beside a crate and brushed bits of packing straw off my apron.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Passengers in orange aprons and work gloves crowded around.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2025

Freemasons wear symbolic aprons and progress through degrees of membership, with the phrase "giving someone the third degree" originating from its final stage of initiation.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2025

My brain is stuck on Maddy and Stephanie and their matching aprons.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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