picturesque
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In the 1930s and ’40s, three friends—all artists, one almost a generation older than the others—spent their summers here, sketching and painting the picturesque environs of America’s oldest continuously operating seaport.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
I trust dance more than I trust anything else in the world to transform me and export me to a picturesque world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
A woman who grew up as an orphan and promised to "help any child I could" has spent 30 years opening her picturesque garden to visitors to raise money for a children's charity.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Ransom Canyon” star Josh Duhamel has officially closed on the sale of his Los Angeles home, offloading the picturesque property for $3.4 million—more than $400,000 over his asking price.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
“They are very handsome, I suppose, those Mexican women; very picturesque, with their black eyes and their lace scarfs.”
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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