illustration

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Perhaps the most striking illustration of the transformation of Germany's role in Europe is the attitude of its neighbours.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The illustration showed a cow proudly standing next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Designed by Na Song, the cover features drooping blue crayon text and a small illustration of a girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

The order, accompanied by an AI-generated illustration of a World War II-era hospital ship flying the U.S. flag, was confusing to many, and justifiably so.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

An illustration which isn’t quite so vanilla: Assume a medical clinic tests blood for a certain disease from which approximately one person in a hundred suffers.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos