paint
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But their reels paint a lifestyle that may be more relatable than many would care to admit.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
His team designs packages that let Bronco SUVs and F-150 owners trick out their rides with unique paint jobs and high-horsepower engine upgrades, a lucrative business these days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Hearn previously told the BBC that he "didn't destroy, rip, tear, peel, or remove any part" of the paint in the pool.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The 59-year-old zoo, which occupies 133 acres in the northeast corner of Griffith Park, has also struggled to maintain its national accreditation, with federal regulators finding peeling paint and rust in some exhibits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I paint sad things too. And scary things and lonely things.”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Overall, the pattern of responses from advisers paints a picture of frothy optimism at a high level, coupled with a fundamental concern about the implications of policy on financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Don’t miss out on the shapes the lightning paints the clouds with because you’re too busy swimming in puddles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The lawsuit -- filed in a federal court in San Jose, California -- paints a picture of an aggressive effort by OpenAI to poach Apple employees and extract confidential information to build its own device.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
But the reality of Kim's maternal lineage paints a different picture.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
He spends six hours down there and paints the picture for Theo: it is like a beehive, with all its cells, or a dark underground prison.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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It also has a large, wavy American Flag painted on its vertical stabilizer, while the older jets have a rectangular flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Instead, the liquid is painted directly onto the decayed area.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
"The catastrophe occupies almost the entire image and yet somehow appears relegated to the background," the French daily said, adding the photo painted an uncomfortable portrait of a generation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Family, friends and neighbors filled the frames with dancing and dominoes; their apartments painted in shades of mint, butter yellow and palomino pink, flecked with a patina cultivated by humidity and time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The moored boats were all very similar to one another, Christopher saw—smaller, even, than their own, and painted clinical green or black.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The painting and sealing project was estimated to cost at least $14 million.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
It said: "Much loved by visitors, the painting reflects the emotion, colour and distinctive character that made Sinnott's work so widely admired."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
It’s a moving painting with orchestral music and little to no dialogue for a long amount of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Lycett has worked with other local contemporary artists on the collection, including his own mum, who took up painting watercolours after retiring as a designer at Cadbury.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
I plant my feet far apart, knees bent, and stand like a ninja trying to hold my balance between the three cans of paint we just bought and Dad’s Rubbermaid tub of painting supplies.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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