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portrait

[pawr-trit, -trayt, pohr-] / ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr- /


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A pen portrait from Germeney's mother, read out at the beginning of the inquest by the coroner, said Germeney and the children were "our complete world" and "were beautiful, funny, extremely kind, loving and caring".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Monét’s goal on “Frequency of Love” was a portrait of romance that reflects real life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

At Baghdad’s airport, a portrait of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a militia commander killed in the same 2020 strike, awaits visitors outside the arrivals hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

As "the symbol of one's personality" voice is subject to "publicity rights" and "rights to prevent unauthorised use of one's portrait and likeness", the ministry said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

A strange yowling sound was coming from the portrait of Agatha Swanburne, and neither she nor her husband could discover why.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

"These are our heroes; the greatest children of Israel," said one police officer as he looked at portraits of his fallen colleagues.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

At the Nova site, mourners gathered in front of portraits both of festival-goers and security forces who died on October 7.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

As a motif, Metsger said, citrus was associated with innocence, a favorite of bridal portraits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Before entering a heavily gilded Oval Office, Trump walked Xi along a renovated colonnade now adorned with gold-framed portraits of U.S. presidents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

She sat on a footstool with folded hands before the oversized portrait of her late husband, Lord Edward Ashton, which hung in a row with all the other ancestral portraits that lined the wall.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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