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painting

[peyn-ting] / ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /




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But about five years ago, a university committee began to uncover how standard accounting measures were painting a misleading financial picture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The prosecutor's office is already investigating a criminal complaint regarding the 958,000-euro renovation of the tower's surrounding 700-metre wall, for which workers were painting a brick-effect concrete facade instead of laying brick cladding.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Neill, reminiscing on mortality, said this wish was inspired by a painting he owned by Helena Bonham Carter’s mother, Elena Propper de Callejón.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Even with the large metal device encircling her body for hours each day for most of her life, Lillard found a way to drive a vehicle, took up painting and cared for her beloved beagles.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

She marched the trio through the halls until they reached the entryway, where a large, dreary painting loomed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

He also took inspiration from paintings, including Alexandre Cabanel’s 1847 work “The Fallen Angel.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

In those solo presentations, Usha Seejarim’s conceptual sculptures and wall works examined gender and sexuality through repurposed objects, and Mmangaliso Nzuza’s biographical paintings infused Western art history with African trends.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The cat may be evolution’s artwork, but it is the dog that holds sway in prints and paintings, and in many cases transforms them into masterpieces.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Dozens of the collection’s works — including all the paintings by Kahlo and Rivera — bear the legal imprimatur of “artistic monument,” which restricts sales and export.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Without asking anyone, without even telling anyone, they removed paintings from the galleries.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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