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Longer-range models depict widely differing possibilities for the last week of August and the first week of September, so confidence in the outlook is low.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Instagram, some videos depict people getting approached in malls and grocery stores and on college campuses and sidewalks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Tony” doesn’t so much depict the first steps of a march to greatness as prove the importance of discipline and honesty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Flag patterns that follow a significant trend depict a short-term consolidation of that trend, and are often resolved in the same direction of the trend that followed them.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026
Some of the sculptures depict his parents with two boys.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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The reverse side of the coin depicts an image of the capercaillie which is found in a small part of Scotland and threatened with extinction.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
What the viewers of Titian’s time would have known is that the painting depicts the mythical moment in which the Phoenician and Cretan civilizations began to conjoin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“This is Me” also depicts her mother, former soap actress Lesley Vogel, as demanding her daughter’s absolute best at every step in her career and leaving her with no alternative path.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
It depicts a flat line at around $1,000 that runs from the start of the common era to the 1800s and then takes a sharp upward turn to surpass $20,000 by 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Though difficult to read at first, it depicts Christ at the Last Judgment, when every soul is weighed.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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"We posted a video to our channels that ultimately depicted actions that are not aligned with our values as a brand," read the Good Good apology on X, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Human evolution is often depicted as a relatively simple sequence of distinct species, beginning with ape-like ancestors, continuing through Australopithecus and early members of Homo, and eventually leading to Homo Sapiens living today.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
They also depicted him as a scapegoat whose prosecution was being used to cover up the Los Angeles Fire Department's failure to extinguish the initial fire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Investigators subsequently determined that the male located in Kahana was the same individual depicted in the surveillance footage,” the statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
A candle or torch may be depicted as the source of light in a dark interior or night scene.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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They had barely met, yet were getting ready to shoot their characters’ final scene together, depicting how far two investigators’ partnership had come after a rough start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Standing in front of his mural, depicting the face of a girl with a feathered headdress, he laments that many artists were victims of the gangs and are now "disappeared."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
A cartoonish monument depicting a certain oafish world leader dominates the intersection outside.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The highlight of the exhibit is a large image depicting a dark-skinned Black man’s sculptured torso.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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