poncho
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First: a rain poncho for my kid’s bike seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
But the road wasn’t silent—trekking poles clicking against stone, rain snapping against my poncho, the slide of rocks under my shoes and the chorus of “buen camino.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
One soldier aided an older woman, her body wrapped in a poncho as the clouds thickened above.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
Wearing a clear poncho, he couldn’t be bubblier as he answers questions and generally holds court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2025
Because the nights were cold, and because the monsoons were wet, each carried a green plastic poncho that could be used as a raincoat or groundsheet or makeshift tent.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Pedestrians in plastic rain ponchos trudged through murky floodwaters in Bangkok's east -- knee-deep in some areas of a grocery store parking lot -- floating their belongings in plastic tubs alongside them, AFP journalists saw.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
"I just hope that the Kates and Cathys have got their thermals and their rain ponchos because they might need them."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Outside Glasgow Green vendors had switched from selling water-proof ponchos on Friday to sunglasses and bottles of water, as the sun beat down on crowds heading towards the event.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
The rugs and chairs and ponchos and piñatas.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
