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In Naypyidaw, the collapsed concrete awning of the main hospital's emergency department -- which crushed a car when it came down -- has been replaced with a new, lighter structure, with a plastic roof.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Under one straw awning, Noureldin leaned on a crutch, still weak from his injuries.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
A black-and-white awning over the steps that lead to our front door, for rain and sun protection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
There is a cheerful red awning and a newly painted cream wooden shopfront on the market square in Macclesfield.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
Their great beams adorned with splendidly worked gold and silver, the huge structures were jammed together around the center of town like people huddling in the shelter of an awning.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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