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In Naypyidaw, the collapsed concrete awning of the main hospital's emergency department -- which crushed a car when it came down -- has been replaced with a new, lighter structure, with a plastic roof.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 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

But before Morrison knew it, the clubs had closed and he was stranded under a metal awning at a pizzeria in a state of growing panic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

He jumped into the cockpit and untied the towel which was still stretched from the boom to make an awning.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen