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Chelsea were again found to have breached European football's governing body's regulations this summer, but the financial picture improved significantly, resulting in a fine of just £2.6m.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
One significant gap in our financial picture is that we do not currently own a home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Cool Machine” is set in the 1980s, and Carney is still in the picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
A few tenths of a percentage point won’t alter the big picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Dr. Harlow had their picture taken together in 1868 to document his case.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Their pictures carry all those memories of him.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The exhibition "Hkeeli ya Jnoub", or "Tell me, O South", features pictures and videos preserving the memory of southern Lebanon at the capital's Beit Beirut museum.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
"He showed me pictures of his Army life," said the 57-year-old.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It envisions a future in which consumers still have smartphones, but increasingly use other devices worn on their bodies to talk to AI chatbots, send texts and take pictures or videos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Sal said it looked like a cave painting and Karly joined in even though she always used to love his pictures.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
In 1995, when he was asked to lecture about childhood as depicted in 18th-century British art, what surprised him was all the dogs pictured among the children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, Prince George and Princess Charlotte are pictured in the royal box at Wimbledon.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Their work expanded on Niels Bohr's early atomic model, which pictured electrons orbiting the nucleus much like planets orbit the sun.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
England's Harry Kane is pictured on the front page of the Daily Star, which jokes that "Hurri-Kane" might have swept the kick off time forward.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Abraham and Mary are pictured with sons Robert, Willie, and Tad.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
For years, Randall told anyone who would listen, “I am picturing us dancing on a rooftop in Val di Fiemme celebrating a men’s relay medal.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I have three little kids, and I just kept picturing their little faces,” Eskew said days later, still shaken by the experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2025
I walk down the hall to her room, picturing her opening the envelope, expecting something profound and deep.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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