raincoat

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The Colombian American soulstress has played many roles in her songs: a baddie, a psychic, a woman adrift at sea in a yellow raincoat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

You may want to check your local BBC Weather forecast to see if you should bring a raincoat or pack your suncream.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

By the middle of the week, you’ll want to pack a raincoat.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024

Gaunt men and “children, big-eyed and thin,” walked up and clutched the rabbi’s raincoat.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2024

Another lady rolled up her husband’s raincoat and made her little children lie down on the floor with their heads on it.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye