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illustration

[il-uh-strey-shuhn] / ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃən /




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“Christ Is Risen” reads the headline on one email included in the lawsuit, which was decorated with a watercolor illustration of an open cave decorated with flowers.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

One illustration is the cost of a category called “computer software and accessories” in the consumer-price index.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

If analyst forecasts pan out, though, the increase next year will be far more modest, rising 10% to around $801 billion—an illustration of how AI is testing even the deepest Big Tech pockets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

When she studied illustration at RISD, she recalls being surrounded by talented drafters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I looked perhaps blankly, because Quentin sighed and turned the page and pointed at an illustration: two trapezoids on their sides, the small ends facing one another.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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