apron
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Putting on her apron in her market stall, Yaniuk ignores the voice from a loudspeaker announcing the next air-raid alert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"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
He filmed a video of himself giving her an apron instead.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
Whoever got home first put on the apron and started cooking.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
"There are lots of gardening appropriate silhouettes on the runways," she says, including aprons, waterproof materials and trench coats.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Passengers in orange aprons and work gloves crowded around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Tilit, a maker of aprons, pants and other chef and hospitality workwear, moved most of its production to Mexico and Colombia from China after the higher tariffs were imposed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
When you think about it, even cooks’ white aprons are similar to the white coats that scientists wear.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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