apron
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"It is not little kitchens and pots boiling away, mimsy little things being placed on plates. He is cooking with fire... he stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks," Coren said.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Clad in an apron, Curtis scoops a Whopper off a kitchen counter, takes a large bite and nods to nearby colleagues, with sauce and a wide grin on his lips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
We sat on the apron of the Rosebud Motel, looking across the muddy parking lot to where fans were gathered on the road above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
She locked the shop, dropped the keys into her apron pocket, and smiled.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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They wear matching “The Real Food Show” aprons.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Passengers in orange aprons and work gloves crowded around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
On Wednesday, nurses with plastic aprons and face masks manned 15 tables in a sports hall at the University of Kent to begin immunisations, in scenes reminiscent of the Covid-19 pandemic.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
For years, the egg has ruled the breakfast table like a sun god—worshipped, aestheticized, endlessly fiddled with by men in starched aprons and women with ring lights.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
And the market stalls were no longer empty, but coming to life as though opening for the morning, with vendors in long aprons setting out their wares.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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