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painting

[peyn-ting] / ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /




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He explained that he had seen the Manet painting – called A Bar at the Folies-Bergere – at The Courtauld Gallery in London.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

She finished by painting the handrail a bright blue and wrapping each stair with a Persian-style runner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s sort of like if Andy Warhol slapped his name on a can of Campbell’s soup — Warhol x Campbell’s Chicken & Stars — instead of painting them as pop art.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Connecticut is betting on short-term training courses to fill the jobs, spending millions of dollars on no-cost classes in blueprint reading, equipment usage, math, painting, welding and other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

How about you and I painting a picture of our own?

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls