backdrop
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Backdrop from “North by Northwest” “The backdrop for ‘North by Northwest’ for its large peek into the art VFX in film, but also for its challenge in representing and filming on Native American sacred sites.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021
First, she painted it with Modern Love, a “warm, muted pink” by Backdrop.
From Washington Post • May 25, 2021
At home, you relax with a movie on Android TV, and when you turn off the TV, Android is still there, on Chromecast Backdrop, showing you beautiful travel photos or snapshots from a family album.
From Forbes • Jun. 27, 2014
A Backdrop of Turmoil Louisiana’s public schools began to fully integrate during the 1969-70 school year — a month after Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2012
Backdrop to the Kilanga pageant, rising up behind the houses, a tall wall of elephant grass obscures our view of anything but the distance.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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