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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


NOUN
protective gadget
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The combination of Paramount and Warner would place two legacy movie and television studios, two subscription streaming services, CNN, Food Network, MTV, CBS and HBO under one corporate umbrella.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Whether walking in freezing rain without an umbrella or wearing Mickey Mouse ears around campus, Zamorano always knows what he’s doing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The immense umbrella cloud that forms does not behave like a normal ash plume that simply drifts with the prevailing wind.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The proposals have been shared with Holyrood's committees and council umbrella body Cosla ahead of a public consultation.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

Three species under the panda umbrella: the snow leopard, the golden snub-nosed monkey, the red panda.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

Outside in the pouring rain, around 50 protesters with umbrellas gathered outside Istanbul's Caglayan courthouse under the watch of several dozen police officers, chanting: "Denis Goktas is not alone!"

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He also spent nearly £2,000 on umbrellas and bought two Lalique salt and pepper shakers costing £2,618.16.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

The White House and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth celebrated the incident on social media after beachgoers were scrambled and sand, umbrellas and chairs were whipped through the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Francie felt happy looking at all the umbrellas.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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