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raincoat

[reyn-koht] / ˈreɪnˌkoʊt /


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“Let’s see what it looks like while running,” her mentor, Michelle Kwak, responds, testing the weight of the raincoat vinyl.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Like the transparent plastic umbrellas that later became her trademark on official engagements, this raincoat also allowed people to see the Queen's brightly-coloured dresses in all weathers.

From BBC • Dec. 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

Arul and Muthu returned as we were trying to tie our raincoat to a steel rod that was poking out of the wall of the bridge to make a roof.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman




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