umbrella
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Combining national brands like All and private-label alternatives under one umbrella was the point.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
We freaked out about the elevator and the escalator and the laptop; British guys in the 1750s thought the umbrella was a sign of weakness.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bruxism is an umbrella term which groups together four different jaw movements - clenching, grinding, bracing and thrusting.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
He puts the authorities' leniency down partly to the tidy and spartan way he operates his business: a bench, umbrella, card reader and table that he folds up and carts away each evening.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Uncle rushed out and bought a pair of dogskin gloves, some ugly, thick shoes, and an umbrella, and got shaved à la mutton chop, the first thing.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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It was the place where rained-out sporting events and umbrellas at the Rose Parade were so rare they were occasions for big news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Some had waited all afternoon in sweltering heat beneath the scant shade of umbrellas, while others, the best prepared, had set up their telescopes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Items such as clothes with built-in fans, disposable wet-towels, UV and heat blocking umbrellas, and portable handheld fans have been popular and sold in shops nationwide.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He and his wife and the director posed for the camera, then the Marshalls came away, accompanied by the suited young men with the umbrellas.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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