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depiction

[dih-pik-shuhn] / dɪˈpɪk ʃən /


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Lawyers for the Jackson estate realised there was a clause in the settlement with Chandler that forbade the depiction or mention of him in any movie.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This time, he tried to defend himself by arguing he thought his depiction was of a doctor healing someone, not Jesus.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Was he annoyed by his depiction in HBO’s Lakers series “Winning Time,” which generated controversy in 2022?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Due to mainstream media coverage, he argued, “an idea can become potent through its rapid depiction in culture—including in articles such as this one, which maxes maxxing even as it attempts to minimize it, somewhat.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The drawing at left, from a sixteenth-century codex, is a winter- count-like depiction of a year dominated by smallpox; two men lie dying or dead, their bodies spotted with pustules.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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