painted

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But the way Mendoza sees it, all that extra work isn’t so different from how he might have prepared to interview for a job where the numbers are in spreadsheets, not painted on grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The analytics still painted the 2022 defensive player of the year as an effective defender and an efficient secondary playmaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The piece, published by the outlet last week, painted Patel’s tenure as run through with extended, “unexplained absences.”

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

It was just a part of the wooden wall painted black.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck