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a collapsible covering used to protect against rain or sun
I always keep an umbrella handy—you never know when you might need one.
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Here are the best durable umbrellas at every price point.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
As for me, despite Kegels’s PR kindly giving me an umbrella, water was running down my face in a way which can also only be described as ruthlessly persistent.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Some participants also had Parkinson’s spectrum disorders (PSD), an umbrella term for disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of proteins.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Usually, this is done under the umbrella of his organization: the Udonis Haslem Children’s Foundation (UD Kids).
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2024
As for me, despite Kegels’s PR kindly giving me an umbrella, water was running down my face in a way which can also only be described as ruthlessly persistent.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
Some participants also had Parkinson’s spectrum disorders (PSD), an umbrella term for disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of proteins.
—Alyssa Hui, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Usually, this is done under the umbrella of his organization: the Udonis Haslem Children’s Foundation (UD Kids).
—Mat Issa, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Umbrella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/umbrella. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
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