tarpaulin
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It was removed in June on the orders of Cooper but the area where it was taken down remains covered by a white tarpaulin and scaffolding.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
A spare bedroom acts as a medical supply cupboard, outside is a bed under a red stretched tarpaulin.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Many face poor living conditions in Bangladesh, living in makeshift homes of tarpaulin and bamboo on steep hillsides.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
A tarpaulin covered the court to make sure people couldn’t observe his lengthy matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Upon the creature’s back were wings made from soiled white tarpaulin or hospital curtains, melted onto the flesh and veined with throbbing arteries.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Hick said Syston residents could also do their bit by cleaning their gullies and drains now and again in autumn when leaves begin to drop and consider flood barriers, sandbags and tarpaulins for their properties.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Instead, men gather for evening prayers in a temporary structure covered in green tarpaulins and with palm leaves for a roof.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
There is no running water or electricity and they sleep in makeshift tents made of branches, orange tarpaulins and rocks.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
In a shed, covered with tarpaulins, lay the crated heavy furniture sent from San Francisco and carted out from King City.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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