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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


NOUN
protective gadget
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He bought an acre of his grandfather’s farmland with a $10,000 student loan, built a barn with an apartment and rescued a macaw named Cisco and umbrella cockatoo named Andrew to bring to children’s parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Even as Colbert begins a new chapter away from late night, work may bring him right back under the Paramount umbrella.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Several come under the once all-embracing umbrella of the $500bn Neom mega-project.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The umbrella term for this is longevity medicine, and it’s expanding rapidly.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Open an umbrella near them and they would gallop halfway across a meadow and stand there giving the umbrella the stink eye.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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