portrait
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In contrast to the article’s portrait of a formless contest, recent polling portrays a race that is becoming more structured.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
For the last few years, Jerome Powell would walk past a portrait of Arthur Burns on his way to his office, addressing him silently.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane,” Paul McCartney’s twenty-seventh post-Beatles studio album, is the portrait of an artist in his twilight, a rich assortment of storytelling and nostalgia befitting the world’s greatest living songwriter.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
"The result is a remarkably complete portrait of the festival, revealing not just its glamour, but the full human story surrounding it," she told AFP.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
And the portrait of Agatha Swanburne, long in residence in the headmistress’s office at Swanburne, now hung next to that of her twin brother, Pax.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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