poncho
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But the road wasn’t silent—trekking poles clicking against stone, rain snapping against my poncho, the slide of rocks under my shoes and the chorus of “buen camino.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
One soldier aided an older woman, her body wrapped in a poncho as the clouds thickened above.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
He wore a white poncho bearing the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Kudos to costumer Lien See Leong for outfitting McMahon in a hooded terry cloth poncho that makes him look like Jesus walked across the water to hang ten.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
The sour smells of wood smoke and wool and cows cling to him, saturating his poncho, his rough skin.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
"I just hope that the Kates and Cathys have got their thermals and their rain ponchos because they might need them."
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"We brought the ponchos, we were ready," said Steven Jouan, 32, who had come to Philadelphia from South Carolina with his partner for the game to support France.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Outside Glasgow Green vendors had switched from selling water-proof ponchos on Friday to sunglasses and bottles of water, as the sun beat down on crowds heading towards the event.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Sold at swap meets in the form of T-shirts, ponchos, statues, bags and so much more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
But it was a war, and he had his orders, so they’d set up a perimeter and crawled under their ponchos and tried to settle in for the night.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
