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[pik-cher] / ˈpɪk tʃər /








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Kartal's re-emergence is timely too when considering the bigger picture of British success at the highest level.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Did you see that picture of Cardellini and wonder what cool-as-a-cuke Lindsay Weir from “Freaks and Geeks” has been up to?

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

As voters weigh the state of the economy ahead of next month’s midterm elections, grocery prices present a mixed picture for American wallets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

These additional detections, known as "candidate fires," could help researchers develop a more complete picture of wildfire activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Jeff was out of the picture, spending the three days with his father in the city.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Together, they offer one of the most detailed three-dimensional pictures of an exoplanet's atmosphere yet produced, establishing a useful reference point for studying the more than 6,000 exoplanets confirmed so far.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

I taped over pictures of myself and put away anything with personal information, so that Tau Robotics’ bipedal robots wouldn’t collect any identifying data.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mills said she finished singing “Home,” and the stars took photos, but before she left, Gaga’s team stopped her at the elevator and insisted she delete the pictures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

According to court reports in her fraud conviction, she also flew to Cancún, Mexico, where she posted pictures of herself ziplining and riding a quad motorbike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

I was on my knees on the floor, with my hands clenched and lifted up to him, the way people look in pictures when they’re pleading for mercy.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican since he underwent lung surgery.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although DNA is often pictured as a long, twisted ladder, it does not simply stretch out inside a cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

On Saturday he was pictured with UAE Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Mohammed during a visit by the leader to his hospital bedside.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Nixon’s wife, Pat, saw them pictured on a package of cigarettes in Beijing during her husband’s historic visit in 1972.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In all the hours I’ve spent feeling angry and confused and hurt, I never pictured her like this.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

"Zoning out happened regularly, picturing scoring and winning, what the opposition would be like - hoping they were rubbish so we could have an easy stroll," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Daily Telegraph calls the solar eclipse "the greatest show on Earth", picturing a crowd in Birmingham gazing at the phenomenon along with millions across the UK and Europe.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

I was just picturing them both hating how I bastardized their song.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

But picturing your future self—and mentally “traveling back” to who you are now—has been shown to increase savings behavior, according to a 2024 study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026

But all through class, I can’t stop picturing Morgan holed up in her house, surrounded by pictures of bulldogs.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli


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