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portrait

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


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Charlotte's birthday portrait comes just a day after the Wales' celebrated the first birthday of their second dog, Otto.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In “Miles” the great trumpet player and composer offers a warts-and-all portrait of his singular existence with a similar forthrightness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

A portrait, he said, must reflect "the moment, the experience of the person, the energy of the person" as it existed at that time.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Instead he will continue living with his aunt Lisa and uncle Morris, who will, only a little begrudgingly, trade in the lumpy couch for a bed, over which your portrait will hang.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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