umbrella

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This practice falls under the umbrella of surveillance pricing, which is the use of a customer’s personal data to set prices.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

Rose is forcing collaboration by establishing a single umbrella group to house the creative firms, consolidating profit and loss statements and making executives from different agencies pitch potential clients together.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

In her artwork, Fatemeh depicted herself with her parents, her father holding an umbrella to shield them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The effort comes after US forces used unspecified "exquisite technology" to clear a pathway through the strait "over the last couple of weeks" and then "put this umbrella over the top of it," he said.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Isobel and Tsukiko stand side by side some distance from Tara’s grave, sharing a large black umbrella that Isobel holds over their heads in one black-gloved hand.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern