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photographic

[foh-tuh-graf-ik] / ˌfoʊ təˈgræf ɪk /


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It is positioned before a photographic backdrop of a fortress that overlooks lush, hilly terrain and coastal waters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

He also had a photographic memory, which came in very useful for his later detective work around the thefts.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

With the aural equivalent of a photographic memory, she advised financial companies on regulatory and public-policy issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

To create the exhibition, Rozental selected six photographic mentors, all established artists, each of whom chose a theme around loneliness — “aging,” “immigration,” “technology and hyper-consumerism” or “the solo creative process,” for example.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, was making a routine examination of photographic images of Pluto when he saw that there was something there–something blurry and uncertain but definitely other than Pluto.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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