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Last year, five of the 10 eventual best picture Oscar nominees screened there: “Hamnet,” “Bugonia,” “Sentimental Value,” “The Secret Agent” and “Frankenstein.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He pointed to a reduction in demand for natural gas in general as a result of the shift towards renewables, but said the overall picture depends hugely on the winter weather.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“German press reports suggest that three different restructuring proposals for the group’s 2030 target picture remain under discussion: one from management, one from the Supervisory Board, and one backed by Lower Saxony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"A story that you can see a picture in one frame, and it doesn't need further explanation."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I started to whisper a comment about the big dresses and all the puffy wigs, but his attention was already locked on the picture.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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At one point, the video feed in the overflow room was shut down after someone violated the court rules and snapped pictures of a cooperating witness testifying that later circulated on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But I do think that it's tough when you see videos like that, when they're taking pictures and using the selfie lights.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Young people across the country downloaded Snapchat as a way to send each other pictures that quickly disappeared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"We obtained pictures for more than 900 embryos from 39 snake and other limbless squamate species. That's a statistically robust sample."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
He sat down on the floor and turned the pages to look at the pictures again.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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Within a decade she was “Gloria-Steinem-the-antiwar-gorgeous- bachelor girl who was pictured with Henry Kissinger in Time and Life…,” according to a breathless 1970 account in the Los Angeles Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He was pictured inspecting a seafood processing facility on the island of Iturup, which Japan calls Etorofu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cat, pictured here with Linda, described her mother as 'amazingly warm-hearted'
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Arday, pictured in 2023, said the recent accusations and speculation "have taken a profound toll on me and on those I love"
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I don’t know why, but when Theo had described the pension office to me I’d pictured it like a library, a place we could walk around and peruse books and papers.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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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
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
She toured some schools that happened to be cold or rainy, which kept her from fully picturing herself having a good experience there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
“Just picturing Izzy running around striking matches everywhere.”
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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