big picture

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This activity itself isn’t new: People frequently work out the big picture of romantic compatibility by listing pros and cons, and the discovery of such a list is a recurring trope in sitcoms and rom-coms.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The devil here isn’t in the details but in the big picture.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In big picture terms, the documents will offer a fascinating internal insight, at scale, into how government works: the private interactions, information flows and disagreements.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“The big picture is that neither place’s population is changing much population-wise — it’s not like San Francisco is taking off,” he said, “and it’s not like Southern California is having huge declines in population.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Few people know what the big picture of their life is going to look like while they’re living it.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge