foreground
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In the foreground of the painting was a car encampment with a tattered floral sheet woven through the windows, cloth tarps and couch cushions creating a shield against the elements.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The iconic photograph taken by astronaut William Anders captured the bright blue Earth against the vast darkness of space, with the Moon's cratered surface in the foreground.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
He anticipated that the mission would later afford him a view with the Moon in the foreground and Earth hanging in the distance.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
While she records her show and listens to the files at her kitchen table, the camera stays focused on Evy in the foreground, shrouded by the dark foyer behind her.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
It’s of her and the sculptor kissing by The Wooden Bird in the foreground and Dad, Jude, and me as one blur making up the background.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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