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apron

[ey-pruhn] / ˈeɪ prən /
NOUN
protection
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At one booth, visitors pointed their phones at a humanoid wearing an apron as it gingerly reached for a toy chicken drumstick before clamping down and lifting the fake meat into a bucket.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 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

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

Dad pulls off Mom’s old apron and hangs it on a hook near the door to the basement.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Thomson explained to the jury how family and staff had to wear gloves, masks, visors and aprons when they were with her mother but she said they "held her hand during her final breaths".

From BBC Mar. 4, 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

As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 25, 2025

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

The walls rang with the sound of hammers, and burly men in leather aprons stood sweating in the sullen heat as they bent over bel-lows and anvils.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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