tarpaulin
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A tarpaulin covered the court to make sure people couldn’t observe his lengthy matches.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
I have a waterproof outfit, a tarpaulin over the bench, decorated with union jacks.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
Gone is the tarpaulin roof: The Bird Cage is now a fully enclosed, soundstage-like structure.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
He recounted how once they boarded the pirogue, he and the other passengers were covered with a tarpaulin: "I closed my eyes and thought of my mother," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Inside the cave the dead man was still looking placidly up at him, but the tarpaulin and the gold were gone.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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