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awning

[aw-ning] / ˈɔ nɪŋ /


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Around back, an arrow, painted garnet against an otherwise beige facade, points toward a red door sheltered by a small, domed awning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Under one straw awning, Noureldin leaned on a crutch, still weak from his injuries.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

On a bright summer day, a small group of women are sitting under a small awning outside one of their mobile clinics in Philippi, one of Cape Town's most dangerous townships.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

And because the gas pump wasn’t covered by an overhead awning, he was also soaking wet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Suddenly he was there again, sitting in front of the A&P supermarket awning, playing the same songs on his accordion that he had always played, his black Labrador lying down in front of him.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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