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The linen closet did not hold nearly enough sheets to blunt the vengeance of a late-May freeze that turned umbrella-like Astilboides leaves into alien life-forms.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
The team synthesized concave, umbrella-like metal complexes that could shield the rotor molecule from unwanted interactions with other molecules in the crystal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
Future space telescopes could use small, internal masks or large, external, umbrella-like spacecraft to do this.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
The original scientific goal — seeing wavelengths of light shifted into the infrared portion of the spectrum by the expansion of space — drove the unique design, including the umbrella-like sun shield.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2022
Even young trees are pruned to slim stems, surmounted by a small umbrella-like top.
From The Pecan and its Culture by H. Harold (Hardrada Harold) Hume
