apron
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Police said Monday that several heat-stricken passengers were treated by emergency services at Frankfurt airport the previous day after their plane was held for more than an hour on the apron before take-off.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
We sat on the apron of the Rosebud Motel, looking across the muddy parking lot to where fans were gathered on the road above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
He stands there in his leather apron and it's roaring like fireworks.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The number of shelters, together with apron space for more aircraft to stand outside, suggests the facility is turning into a “frontline airbase,” said Symon, who closely tracks military developments in this region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Laurence draped a green apron around Bat’s neck.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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The team will be offering merch that includes tote bags, spices, sweatshirts, aprons and zines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
In recent years, North Korean TV shows have featured men wearing aprons and doing housework - a sign of how much has changed there.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026
Cooks in tie-dyed aprons and sky-blue baseball caps move in double time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Otherwise, Starbucks still prohibits its baristas from posting on shift, in their aprons or behind the bar, unless such posts are preapproved and coordinated with the company’s brand-marketing or communications team, it said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
At the door I paused; the place was already full, jammed with vets in loose gray shirts and trousers and women in short, tight-fitting, stiffly starched gingham aprons.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Theater - High School
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