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umbrella

[uhm-brel-uh] / ʌmˈbrɛl ə /


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

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

This practice falls under the umbrella of surveillance pricing, which is the use of a customer’s personal data to set prices.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

In her artwork, Fatemeh depicted herself with her parents, her father holding an umbrella to shield them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The Gulf Arab economies were built under the umbrella of American hegemony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

I clipped out flowers from cans of Carnation milk and pinned a wreath around cutouts of the little girl under an umbrella from the salt box and of Mr. Quaker from the box of oatmeal.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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