umbrella
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Whether walking in freezing rain without an umbrella or wearing Mickey Mouse ears around campus, Zamorano always knows what he’s doing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The deal would bring Foodpanda’s Southeast Asian operations under Uber’s umbrella, in conflict with its noncompete agreement with Grab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The changes, which would fundamentally reshape a system that has existed since 1996, have now been shared with Holyrood's committees and council umbrella body Cosla ahead of a public consultation.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Each successive powerful eruptive pulse sends another column tens of kilometers upwards, from where it spreads into a new umbrella cloud.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The widow was bareheaded; her veiled mourning cap had been removed and was now perched on the corner of Lord Fredrick’s elephant’s-foot umbrella stand.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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Some had waited all afternoon in sweltering heat beneath the scant shade of umbrellas, while others, the best prepared, had set up their telescopes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
The twin-engine plane’s powerful jet blast sent beachgoers scrambling as sand, umbrellas and chairs were whipped through the air in the Florida community of Pensacola Beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Additional water and electrolytes are being provided to players, as well as iced towels and umbrellas during changeovers.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Outer City was still sleeping; the stands were bare and the umbrellas were closed.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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