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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


NOUN
protective gadget
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Friedkin is also the 'person of significant control' at Pursuit Sports UK, an umbrella group for sports operations.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Other brands under Kering’s umbrella, including Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, have also lost momentum in past years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

They are famous for zealously shilling for their ad partners in an over-the-top way that borders on becoming a bit—although they have ceased to have advertisers now that they’re under the OpenAI umbrella.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Corcoran, Century 21, and others are under the Anywhere umbrella.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They were close to the umbrella trees that lined the driveway when Richard saw the bearded man, in a severely smart, belted army uniform, striding across the corridor.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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