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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
And because the gas pump wasn’t covered by an overhead awning, he was also soaking wet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Or, to the millions of punks who staggered under the entrance’s iconic awning: “CBGBs.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025
But before Morrison knew it, the clubs had closed and he was stranded under a metal awning at a pizzeria in a state of growing panic.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
I’m about to ask which days he’ll be doing the extended classes when I see Arthur standing underneath a store’s awning, hiding out from the rain.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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The First Rule of Punk
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