umbrella
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Driving north from Melides toward the town of Comporta, through the western reaches of Portugal’s Alentejo region, I passed expansive rice fields, forests of umbrella pines and clusters of whitewashed homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Rather we aspire for it to grow, and perhaps appropriate conditions will emerge one day for all countries of the region to gather under its umbrella."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Coach Trevor Painter, aware it may be some time before Hodgkinson can move again, places an opened umbrella beside his star athlete to shield her from the incessant rain, before running for cover.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Among the producers on the film is Michael Nesmith, a former member of the Monkees, and through him the project fell under the production umbrella of NBC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
A beach umbrella is lifted out of the sand and tumbles down the beach.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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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
Woven baskets, checkered blankets, fringed umbrellas and trimmed napkins prove picnic classics never go out of style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The locals never carry umbrellas; Elle shows up with a pink one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The oars lifted, expanding into aerial blades with a sound like ninety umbrellas opening at once, and the Argo II rose into the sky.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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