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tarp

[tahrp] / tɑrp /


NOUN
drop cloth
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So he folds up the tarp, throws it away and goes back to the hospital.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

By the time he folds up the tarp, Penelope is still gone.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

“It is just heartbreaking to see these totally innocent creatures, in various states of decomposition, be taken out and put on a tarp and put in the black plastic garbage bag for evidence,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Who retains it is a question that won't be answered until long after the trophy has been lifted and the tarp comes down.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

In the afternoons, before orchestra practice, I bring a sweater and a small square of old canvas tarp, in case I want to sit on the ground.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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