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raincoat

[rayn-koht] / ˈreɪnˌkoʊt /


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"I've never had so much use for my umbrella in my life, and I carry my raincoat everywhere I go."

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

Davidsen starts this “Salome” in a back room of the brutalist set where Herod’s orgy is taking place, wearing a white raincoat, her black hair stringy in a Goth look.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024

Later, she danced with a yellow raincoat over her head.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

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

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 2024

Her raincoat falls open a little to reveal a white uniform.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Chinese authorities were sending additional disaster relief like food, raincoats and rubber boats to the region, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

It is found in a wide range of items, including medical devices, toys, shower curtains, and raincoats.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Wrapped in raincoats, they cheered and booed, their screams sweeping across the stands as a rare match unfolded on the pitch: North Korea vs South Korea.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Instead, put raincoats on those at whom the firehose is aimed.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

The main entrance to the wire chicken coop was guarded as always by two local policemen who looked as if they were made of stone under the rain, with raincoats and rubber boots.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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