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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


NOUN
protective gadget
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But recent events have shown that much-vaunted security umbrella to be a leaky one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

Each successive powerful eruptive pulse sends another column tens of kilometers upwards, from where it spreads into a new umbrella cloud.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

They mounted a high-profile public campaign around Noah's death, with dozens of supporters soon growing to hundreds and then thousands under the umbrella name of Noah's Army.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Aunt Kitty opened a wide black umbrella to cover my head from the curious eyes of the townsfolk.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

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

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The downpour is marked with a picture of Brits under umbrellas.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

The Carter side fell silent, pulling out umbrellas to ward off the miserable rain that now started falling again.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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